Attorney General Jeff Sessions Selects District Of Nevada To Receive Two New Assistant United States Attorney Positions To Combat Violent Crime

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Attorney General Jeff Sessions has selected the District of Nevada to receive two additional Assistant United States Attorneys to focus exclusively on violent crime. The District of Nevada was selected as one of 27 districts throughout the United States to receive additional resources for the fight against violent crime.

“Led by our 94 United States Attorney’s Offices, Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) task forces are hitting the streets across America to apprehend and bring violent criminals to justice. I have asked Congress for additional PSN funding next year because I believe nothing will be more effective at reducing violent crime,” said Attorney General Sessions. "Under this program, I am asking a great deal of our United States Attorneys. I am both empowering them and holding them accountable for results. To put them in the best position to impact and reduce violent crime, it is my privilege to announce today that through a re-allocation of resources, we will be enlisting and deploying 40 additional violent crime prosecutors across the United States."

“The U.S. Attorney’s Office will hire two new Assistant U.S. Attorneys to join our dedicated team in reducing violent crime in Nevada. The new prosecutors will work closely with law enforcement partner agencies to reduce violent crime and to remove dangerous offenders from our communities,” said Acting United States Attorney Steven W. Myhre.

More information on the locations of those 40 Assistant United States Attorneys and violent crime task forces is below:

AUSA Breakdown by District

Northern District of Alabama - 1
Eastern District of Arkansas - 1
Northern District of California - 2
Southern District of California - 1
District of Connecticut - 1
District of Columbia - 1
Central District of Illinois - 1
Northern District of Illinois - 3
Southern District of Indiana - 1
Eastern District of Louisiana - 1
District of Maryland - 3
Western District of Michigan - 1
Eastern District of Missouri - 2
Western District of Missouri - 1
District of Nevada - 2
District of New Mexico - 1
Eastern District of New York - 2
Western District of New York - 1
Northern District of Ohio - 2
Eastern District of Pennsylvania - 1
Middle District of Tennessee - 2
Western District of Tennessee - 2
Eastern District of Texas - 1
Northern District of Texas - 1
Southern District of Texas - 2
Western District of Texas - 1
Eastern District of Wisconsin – 2

Project Safe Neighborhoods is a nationwide commitment by the Department of Justice to reduce gun and gang crime in America by networking local programs and providing these programs with additional tools necessary to be successful. For more information about Project Safe Neighborhoods, visit www.justice.gov/usao-nv.

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