United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district of Massachusetts.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts canonical	7
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts	4
U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts	1
United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney ⓘ federal prosecutor position ⓘ
alternativeName	United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
category	United States Attorneys ⓘ surface form: United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts
collaboratesWith	Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ surface form: Department of Homeland Security investigative agencies Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ IRS Criminal Investigation ⓘ surface form: Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
defends	civil actions against the United States in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
districtCovers	Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
establishedBy	federal law of the United States ⓘ
handles	appeals of federal criminal cases from the District of Massachusetts in coordination with the Solicitor General ⓘ
initiates	civil enforcement actions on behalf of the United States in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Massachusetts ⓘ federal judicial district of Massachusetts ⓘ
legalArea	federal civil law ⓘ federal criminal law ⓘ
legalAuthority	Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedIn	John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse ⓘ
mayBeFilledBy	lawyer admitted to practice law ⓘ
officeType	federal prosecutorial office ⓘ
oversees	Assistant United States Attorneys for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ staff of the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
partOf	United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts United States Department of Justice ⓘ
prosecutes	violations of federal statutes occurring in Massachusetts ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Attorney General ⓘ surface form: Attorney General of the United States
represents	United States government ⓘ
requires	presidential nomination and Senate confirmation ⓘ
responsibility	coordination with federal investigative agencies operating in Massachusetts ⓘ prosecution of federal crimes in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ representation of the United States in civil litigation in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ supervision of Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ chief federal prosecutor in the District of Massachusetts ⓘ
seat	Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
subjectTo	policies of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ
termLength	serves at the pleasure of the President ⓘ
worksWith	United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ United States Marshals Service ⓘ surface form: United States Marshals Service for the District of Massachusetts

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts → associatedWith → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

Boston Police Department → cooperatesWith → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts

United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts → partOf → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts

United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts → alternativeName → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts

United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts → alternativeName → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts

United States Probation Office for the District of Massachusetts → worksWith → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts

William F. Weld → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

William F. Weld → appointedAs → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

District of Massachusetts → relatedTo → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts

William Weld → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

Harrison Gray Otis → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ

2019 college admissions bribery scandal → prosecutedBy → United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts ⓘ