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Law Practice

Aug. 11, 2009

Prosecutor Put Up for U.S. Attorney

President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Benjamin Wagner for U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of California. Currently chief special prosecutions unit and anti-terrorism coordinator, Wagner must now face Senate confirmation.

By Matthew Pordum
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SACRAMENTO - President Barack Obama on Friday nominated Benjamin Wagner for U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of California. Wagner currently is chief of the office's special prosecutions unit and its anti-terrorism coordinator.

Obama has been slower than most of his predessors in replacing the nation's 93 U.S. attorneys. The Sacramento job was arguably the easiest of the four California posts to add...

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