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=== U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of New York ===
=== U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of New York ===


In March 2021, Senator [[Chuck Schumer]] recommended Peace to serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sommerfeldt |first1=Chris |last2=Goldberg |first2=Noah |date=March 23, 2021 |title=Schumer asks Biden to nominate first-ever Black Manhattan U.S. attorney |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-schumer-biden-sdny-nom-request-damian-williams-20210323-dqbp5pqwcrb4tld5cm53au3n4m-story.html |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=nydailynews.com}}</ref> On August 10, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Peace to be the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=August 11, 2021 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |via=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/10/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-33/}}</ref> On September 30, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations |date=September 30, 2021 |publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-latest-slate-of-us-attorney-nominations |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> On October 5, 2021, the [[United States Senate]] confirmed his nomination by a voice vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2021 |title=PN1036 - Nomination of Breon S. Peace for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1036 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=congress.gov}}</ref> On October 15, 2021, he was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by United States Chief District Judge [[Margo Kitsy Brodie]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2021|title=Breon Peace Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/breon-peace-sworn-united-states-attorney-eastern-district-new-york|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=justice.gov|language=en}}</ref>
In March 2021, Senator [[Chuck Schumer]] recommended Peace to serve as the [[United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Sommerfeldt |first1=Chris |last2=Goldberg |first2=Noah |date=March 23, 2021 |title=Schumer asks Biden to nominate first-ever Black Manhattan U.S. attorney |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-schumer-biden-sdny-nom-request-damian-williams-20210323-dqbp5pqwcrb4tld5cm53au3n4m-story.html |access-date=August 10, 2021 |website=nydailynews.com}}</ref> On August 10, 2021, President [[Joe Biden]] nominated Peace to be the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Nominations Sent to the Senate |date=August 11, 2021 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |via=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/10/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-33/}}</ref> On September 30, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by [[voice vote]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations |date=September 30, 2021 |publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary |url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/senate-judiciary-committee-advances-latest-slate-of-us-attorney-nominations |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> On October 5, 2021, the [[United States Senate]] confirmed his nomination by a voice vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 5, 2021 |title=PN1036 - Nomination of Breon S. Peace for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022) |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/1036 |access-date=October 7, 2021 |website=congress.gov}}</ref> On October 15, 2021, he was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by United States Chief District Judge [[Margo Kitsy Brodie]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 15, 2021|title=Breon Peace Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York|url=https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/breon-peace-sworn-united-states-attorney-eastern-district-new-york|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=justice.gov|language=en}}</ref>


As [[United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York]], Peace has successfully led the prosecution of several high profile cases.
As [[United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York]], Peace has successfully led the prosecution of several high profile cases.

Revision as of 20:39, 22 February 2024

Breon S. Peace
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 15, 2021
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byRobert L. Capers
Personal details
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
New York University (JD)

Breon Stacey Peace (born 1971)[1] is an American lawyer who has served as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of New York since October 2021.

Education

Peace received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1993 and his Juris Doctor from the New York University School of Law in 1996.[2]

Career

Peace served as a law clerk for Judge Sterling Johnson Jr. of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1997 to 1998. He was a partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton in New York City from 2007 to 2022, and previously worked as an associate at the firm from 1996 to 1997, 1998 to 1999, and from 2003 to 2007. He was an acting assistant professor of clinical law at New York University School of Law from 2002 to 2003. He previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York from 2000 to 2002.[2]

U.S. Attorney for Eastern District of New York

In March 2021, Senator Chuck Schumer recommended Peace to serve as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.[3] On August 10, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Peace to be the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York.[4] On September 30, 2021, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[5] On October 5, 2021, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a voice vote.[6] On October 15, 2021, he was sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York by United States Chief District Judge Margo Kitsy Brodie.[7]

As United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Peace has successfully led the prosecution of several high profile cases.

  • On June 29, 2022 R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years for charges including sexual exploitation of children.[8][9]
  • On February 21, 2023 Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro García Luna was convicted for taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel.[10][11]
  • On October 5, 2023 subway shooter Frank James was sentenced to life in prison.[12][13]
  • On October 18, 2023 social media influencer Douglass Mackey for conspiring to interfere in 2016 elections.[14][15]
  • On December 6, 2023 Anatoly Legkodymov pleaded guilty for using his cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato, to process over $700 million in illicit funds. As a result, Bitzlato was dissolved.[16] [17]

Additionally in 2022 Peace created the Civil Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence to work with federal, state, and local officials, as well as community stakeholders, to address the root causes of gun-related crime, and supports reform efforts made across the government.[18] Peace has also led significant charges against illegal interference by the People's Republic of China,[19][20][21][22] as well as sanction evasion by Russia.[23][24][25][26]

In July 2022 Peace was appointed Chairperson of the Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys' White Collar Fraud subcommittee.[27] In this role Peace and Damian Williams (lawyer) announced the implementation of the voluntary self-disclosure policy for the U.S. Attorney community[28]. In October 2023, Peace was appointed to serve on the AGAC.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Questionnaire for Non-Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Eight New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 10, 2021. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via whitehouse.gov. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Sommerfeldt, Chris; Goldberg, Noah (March 23, 2021). "Schumer asks Biden to nominate first-ever Black Manhattan U.S. attorney". nydailynews.com. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 11, 2021 – via whitehouse.gov.
  5. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Latest Slate of U.S. Attorney Nominations" (Press release). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "PN1036 - Nomination of Breon S. Peace for Department of Justice, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". congress.gov. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "Breon Peace Sworn in as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York". justice.gov. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Eastern District of New York | "R. Kelly" Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. June 29, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "U.S. Attorney Breon Peace Speaks After R. Kelly Sentencing". NBC New York. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "Eastern District of New York | Ex-Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna Convicted of Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Taking Millions in Cash Bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. February 21, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  11. ^ Santana, Ray Sanchez,Maria (February 21, 2023). "Genaro García Luna, former Mexican public security secretary, convicted in US of taking bribes from drug cartels". CNN. Retrieved February 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Office of Public Affairs | Frank James Sentenced to Life in Prison for Subway Mass Shooting | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. October 5, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  13. ^ "Subway Gunman Gets 10 Life Sentences, One for Each Person He Shot". The New York Times. October 5, 2023. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  14. ^ "Eastern District of New York | Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Sentenced after Conviction for Election Interference in 2016 Presidential Race | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. October 18, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  15. ^ "Far-right influencer sentenced to 7 months in 2016 voter suppression scheme". AP News. October 18, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  16. ^ Cohen, Luc (12/6/23). "Russian co-founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato pleads guilty in US". {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "Eastern District of New York | Founder and Majority Owner of Cryptocurrency Exchange Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Money Transmitting | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. December 6, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  18. ^ "Eastern District of New York | U.S. Attorney Breon Peace to Lead Attorney General's Subcommittee on White Collar Crime | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. July 11, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  19. ^ Rashbaum, William K.; Zraick, Karen (April 17, 2023). "F.B.I. Arrests Two on Charges Tied to Chinese Police Outpost in New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  20. ^ "Eastern District of New York | 34 Officers of People's Republic of China National Police Charged with Perpetrating Transnational Repression Scheme Targeting U.S. Residents | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. April 17, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  21. ^ "Office of Public Affairs | 40 Officers of China's National Police Charged in Transnational Repression Schemes Targeting U.S. Residents | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. April 17, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  22. ^ Sheth, Sonam. "DOJ charges nearly four dozen defendants over China's efforts to target dissidents and operate a secret police station in NYC". Business Insider. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  23. ^ "Eastern District of New York | Brooklyn Resident and Two Russian-Canadian Nationals Charged with Massive Sanctions Evasion and Export Control Scheme | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. October 31, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  24. ^ "Brooklyn Busts: Several Indicted in New York for Smuggling Sanctioned Goods to Russia". thediplomat.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  25. ^ Breuninger, Kevin (October 31, 2023). "Three charged with sending Russia over $7 million in electronics to aid war on Ukraine". CNBC. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  26. ^ "Russia's 'King Of Fraud' Gets 10-Year Prison Sentence In New York". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  27. ^ "Eastern District of New York | U.S. Attorney Breon Peace to Lead Attorney General's Subcommittee on White Collar Crime | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. July 11, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  28. ^ "Eastern District of New York | Damian Williams and Breon Peace Announce New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for United States Attorney's Offices | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. February 22, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  29. ^ "Office of Public Affairs | Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Appoints Seven U.S. Attorneys to Advisory Committee | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. October 6, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
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Preceded by
Robert L. Capers
Jacquelyn M. Kasulis
Acting
 United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
2021–present 		Incumbent
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