Holder’s U.S. attorney office prosecutes both local and federal crimes--including high-level Congressional corruption cases and other violations of the law involving federal workers. When the investigations involve politicians or their employees,
the cases become high-profile, controversial, and emotionally charged. Holder, as the top attorney, must handle the publicity surrounding his office’s cases, both notorious and mundane. He must also assure that the cases are handled swiftly and legally.
Source: Biography on answers.com
Nov 18, 2008
Prosecuted Abscam case in the late 1970s
Public Integrity attorneys were charged with prosecuting high-level corruption cases, often involving respectable public figures. Among those Holder helped to prosecute, in his 12 years in the office, were former South Carolina congressman John W.
Jenrette--in the notorious “Abscam” case in the late 1970s--and a Philadelphia judge who accepted monetary gifts to “fix” cases. The list of people Holder prosecuted while with Public Integrity included FBI agents, politicians, & organized crime figures.
Source: Biography on answers.com
Nov 18, 2008
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