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Re: Where U.S. attorneys are now

GrayJ — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:08:31 -0500

Thanks!

Re: Sam Currin the DA???

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:18:20 -0500

The Granville D.A. is Samuel B. Currin III; the former U.S. attorney and current inmate was Samuel Thomas Currin.

— RTB

Sam Currin the DA???

GrayJ — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:14:36 -0500

The District Attorney of Granville, Vance, Warren, and Franklin Counties is named Sam Currin. Is this a son, relative, or just a coincidence? I am guessing it is his son but I don't know. RTB can you find out?

Where U.S. attorneys are now

ryanteaguebeckwith — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:12:26 -0500

What happens to former U.S. attorneys?

The federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of North Carolina have gone onto wildly different careers after leaving office. Below, a quick roundup:

George Anderson: (1977-1980) Now a Raleigh attorney with his own practice.

Sam Currin: (1981-1987) Nominated for a federal judgeship but never confirmed. Led N.C. Republican Party from 1996 to 1999. Now serving time at a federal prison in Massachusetts for money laundering and obstruction of justice.

Margaret Currin: (1988-1993) Professor at Campbell University's law school.

Janice McKenzie Cole: (1994-2001) Ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2002. Now runs an immigration law firm in Hertford.

Frank Whitney: (2002-2005) Now a federal judge in the Western District based in Charlotte, a lifetime appointment.