Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Karen L. Loeffler announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney, Bryan Schroder has been appointed to the position of First Assistant U.S. Attorney (FAUSA) and Criminal Chief for the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Alaska.  Mr. Schroder replaces FAUSA Kevin Feldis, who has taken the position as the Resident Legal Advisor for the Department of Justice, Office of Professional Development and Training (OPDAT), for Jakarta, Indonesia.  Mr. Feldis will be working with the United States Embassy in Jakarta on a temporary detail and will remain as a member of the United States Attorney’s office for Alaska.

Bryan Schroder has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2005, and is a retired U.S. Coast Guard Captain.  He is a 1981 graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and 1991 graduate of the University of Washington School of Law.  He served 24 years in the Coast Guard, initially in operational assignments in Seattle, Long Beach, California, and San Diego.  He then served as a judge advocate in Juneau, Anchorage, Miami, New York, and Colorado Springs.  As an Assistant U.S. Attorney, he has handled cases involving drugs, guns, violent crime, fisheries, environmental crime, tax violations, and fraud.