David M. DeVillers
David M. DeVillers | |
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United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio | |
Assumed office November 1, 2019 | |
President | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Carter M. Stewart |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1966 (age 57–58) |
Education | State University of New York at Oswego (B.A.) Capital University Law School (J.D.) |
David M. DeVillers (born c. 1966) is the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. Before his nomination, he was the Assistant United States Attorney for the same district.
DeVillers served as director of the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office's Organized Crime/Gang Unit in Columbus before joining the Department of Justice. In September 2019, President Donald Trump nominated him as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio. He was confirmed by the United States Senate in late October and sworn into office on November 1, 2019.[1]
Education
DeVillers received his Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Oswego, and his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School.[2]
Legal career
DeVillers began his legal career in Franklin County as assistant county prosecutor for Ron O'Brien.[3] He has twice served as a legal advisor with the Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training—in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 2010 to 2012, and in Bucharest, Romania, and Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2018. He later became an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio. While serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, DeVillers led numerous organized crime task forces involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Internal Revenue Service.[2]
U.S. Attorney
On August 14, 2019, President Trump announced that he would nominate DeVillers as U.S. Attorney for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. On September 9, his nomination was sent to the Senate.[4] On October 28, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[5] In his new role, DeVillers said his priorities were to clamp down on gang activity, prevent illegal gun sales, and disrupt illegal drug trafficking.[3]
On July 21, 2020, DeVillers announced the FBI's arrest of Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives Larry Householder and four others on federal RICO charges in connection with a $60 million bribery case that involved the bailout of FirstEnergy's two nuclear plants in Ohio, Davis–Besse and Perry. DeVillers called it "likely the largest bribery scheme ever perpetrated against the state of Ohio".[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Meet the U.S. Attorney". www.justice.gov. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
- ^ a b "President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees, United States Attorney Nominees, and United States Marshal Nominees" White House, August 14, 2019
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Kovac, Marc (December 1, 2019). "New U.S. attorney David DeVillers a familiar face as prosecutor in central Ohio". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "Seventeen Nominations and Two Withdrawals Sent to the Senate", White House, September 9, 2019
- ^ "Wrap Up for Monday, October 28, 2019". Senate Democratic Leadership. October 28, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Rouan, Rick; Ludlow, Randy (July 21, 2020). "Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Coolidge, Sharon; Horn, Dan; Balmert, Jessie (July 21, 2020). "Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ^ Smyth, Julie Carr; Seewer, John (July 21, 2020). "Ohio House speaker, 4 others arrested in $60M bribery case". news.yahoo.com. Associated Press. Retrieved July 21, 2020.