New Assistant United States Attorney Appointed to Address Violent Crime, Complex White Collar Enforcement, and Other Critical Cases

PROVIDENCE – United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha today announced the appointment and swearing-in of Julie M. White as Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island.  Ms. White will serve in the Office’s Criminal Division, focusing on violent crime as well as white collar matters.

Prior to joining the District of Rhode Island, Ms. White served for three years as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of West Virginia, where she handled a broad array of criminal matters, frequently involving vulnerable victims, as well as taking a leading role in developing and conducting training for prosecutors and law enforcement on various aspects of federal criminal practice.  Before joining the Justice Department, Ms. White had a distinguished career as a state prosecutor in Maryland, with responsibility for a docket of complex violent crime and other cases.  She is a graduate of Hood College and the University of Maryland School of Law, and served as a law clerk to the Honorable C. Clarke Raley of the Circuit Court for Saint Mary’s County, Maryland, before beginning her career as a prosecutor.

“Julie White is an exceptionally skilled attorney, and I am delighted that she has joined our team here in the District of Rhode Island,” said U.S. Attorney Cunha.  “Hiring talented, thoughtful, and principled prosecutors is at the heart of our efforts to uphold public safety and pursue justice for every Rhode Islander, and I have no doubt that Ms. White will serve in the best traditions of this Office.”   

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