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Law Practice

Jan. 17, 2008

New U.S. Attorney Poised to Tackle Latest Mission

Since being sworn in as the U.S. attorney for the nation's largest federal district in October, Thomas P. O'Brien, has taken on the responsibility of guiding an office of 240 attorneys as it rebounds from years of sagging morale and lagging productivity.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - As his colleagues made final preparations for a predawn raid on the Florencia 13 street gang, one of the federal agents eyed a tall man wearing a blue windbreaker with "U.S. Attorney's Office" emblazoned on the back.
      The agent asked the man if he was an assistant U.S. attorney.
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