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D.C. U.S. Attorney to Focus on Cold Cases

By Andrew Ramonas

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D.C. U.S. Attorney Ronald Machen on Monday told members of the Federal Bar Association that his office will boost its efforts to solve cold cases because of the declining number of new homicides in the city, The Blog of Legal Times reported.

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Machen, who became U.S. Attorney in February, said he will name an Assistant U.S. Attorney to handle disputes over forensic evidence. The U.S. Attorney said he will also increase his office’s community outreach and boost its efforts to fight white-collar crime. He said he plans to hire about 18 prosecutors in the coming months.

The U.S. Attorney also said the Justice Department is engaged in a dedicated effort to plug the leak of classified information to reporters.

According to the BLT, Machen said in an August statement following the announcement of charges in a government leak cases that prosecutors are committed to ?protecting our nation?s secrets and bringing to justice those who betray the confidence placed in them by the American people.?

Full post as published by Main Justice on September 20, 2010 (boomark / email).