FARGO (KFGO) – The North Dakota United States Attorney’s Office has been given five additional federal prosecutors by the Department of Justice.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Mac Schneider.
“For decades, the hallmark of the United States Attorney’s Office in North Dakota has been our role as a strong federal partner in promoting public safety across the state, especially in Indian Country,” Schneider said. “With this significant investment of additional resources from the Department of Justice, we will be able to play that role even more effectively.”
Three of the prosecutors will be dedicated to addressing public safety needs on North Dakota’s reservations, one will prosecute violent crime in Cass County and surrounding areas, and one will be in charge of the office’s eLitigation efforts.
Right now, the North Dakota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office has 21 attorneys working in its Criminal and Civil Divisions out of Bismarck and Fargo and a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas prosecutor in Minot. There are two existing criminal attorney vacancies.
