Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney

On September 4, 2001, Daniel G. Bogden was nominated by President George W. Bush to be the United States Attorney for the District of Nevada; he was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate on October 23, 2001. As United States Attorney, Mr. Bogden represents the United States in all criminal and civil matters within the District of Nevada. The United States Attorney is the top federal law enforcement official in the state.

Mr. Bogden holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Ashland University in Ashland, Ohio, and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Toledo College of Law. He has worked for the United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Office and the Washoe County District Attorney's Office. In 1990, he joined the United States Attorney’s Office in Reno, Nevada, where he prosecuted cases as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. In 1998, Mr. Bogden became Chief of the Reno Division of the United States Attorney's Office, managing the office and continuing to prosecute a variety of criminal cases involving organized crime, violent crime, drug crimes and civil rights violations.

With offices in both Las Vegas and Reno, Mr. Bogden currently oversees 40 Assistant United States Attorneys. The prevention of terrorism, and the prosecution of violent and drug crimes have been Mr. Bogden's top prosecutorial priorities since becoming United States Attorney. He serves on numerous task forces and committees, including the Attorney General's Advisory Committees on Violent and Organized Crime and Native American Issues, and the Executive Board of the Southern Nevada High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA).