Joseph Russoniello

Infobox_Politician (general)


name = Joseph P. Russoniello
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birth_date = birth date and age | 1941 | 10 | 12
birth_place = Jersey City, New Jersey
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alma_mater = Fairfield, B.A.
NYU Law, J.D.
title = U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California
term_start = June 19, 2007
term_end = incumbent
predecessor = Scott Schools
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constituency = Northern District of California
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Joseph P. Russoniello [ Cooley Godward Kronish LLP, [http://www.cooley.com/attorneys/bio.aspx?ID=33144003 "Joseph Russoniello, Senior Counsel"] , June 19, 2007 ] (born October 12, 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is now serving his second term as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California.

U.S. Attorney: Second Term (2007-Present)

Mr. Russoniello is serving his second term as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California (which encompasses the 15 counties from the Oregon-California border to Monterey, including the San Francisco Bay Area). [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/12/21/BA4RU2GIN.DTL Bob Egelko, "Russoniello wins easy Senate (confirmation) to return to U.S. Attorney in S.F.", San Francisco Chronicle, December 21, 2007.] ] Upon taking office, Mr. Russoniello indicated that his priorities during his second term would include national security, helping to get guns off the street and prosecuting Internet child pornography distribution. [ [http://www.fogcityjournal.com/news_in_brief/bcn_russoniello_priotities_080131.shtml New U.S. Attorney Joseph Russoniello discusses priorities] ] He is also overseeing his office's prosecution of Barry Bonds, former San Francisco Giants outfielder and all-time Major League Baseball home run king, on perjury charges, as well as Ed Jew, former Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, on extortion and bribery charges. [ [http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local&id=5928173 Russoniello outlines top priorities] ]

Private Practice and Dean: (1990-2007)

Before returning to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mr. Russoniello was Senior Counsel and resident in the San Francisco office of Cooley Godward Kronish LLP where he was a member of the Litigation department and the practice group for Business Crimes & Regulatory Defense. Mr. Russoniello also served as Dean of the San Francisco Law School for five and a half years until his resignation in July 2007.

U.S. Attorney: First Term (1982-1990)

From January 1982 to March 1990, Mr. Russoniello served his first term as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. He personally prosecuted Larry Layton of the Peoples Temple for his part in the murder of Congressman Leo Ryan in Jonestown, Guyana, and tried several other high profile criminal and civil cases.

His office prosecuted the Hitachi and Mitsubishi corporations for their theft of IBM secrets; Jerry Whitworth and James D. Harper Jr. in separate espionage cases; and dozens of white collar crime cases involving financial institution fraud, money laundering, securities fraud, public corruption, defense procurement fraud, other government contract fraud, export control violations, copyright infringement and trademark counterfeiting.

Until his resignation, he was a member of the United States Attorney General's Advisory Committee, served as chairman of its White Collar Crime Subcommittee and was a member of the Economic Crime Council of the Department of Justice.

Early Career

After graduating from the NYU School of Law Mr. Russoniello was appointed a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and later served as an Assistant District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco before joining Cooley Godward Kronish LLP in 1975.

Other Affiliations

Mr Russoniello is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers, the Edward McFetridge Inn of the American Inns of Court, the American Board of Trial Lawyers, the American Law Institute and numerous civic and legal organizations.

Mr. Russoniello was, until his recent appointment as United States Attorney, a member of the National Review Board of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). [ [http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2004/04-194.htm USCCB - Chairman, Members Appointed For National Review Board] ]

Education

Mr. Russoniello received a J.D. degree from New York University Law School in 1966 and a B.S.S. degree from Fairfield University in 1963.

External Links

* [http://www.fairfield.edu/fnow_fall2006classjoe.html Class of '63 profile - Joe Russoniello: preventing child abuse]
* [http://www.foxnews.com/video/?playerId=videolandingpage&referralObject=1912757 FoxNews.com Video: Your Dime Helping Criminals?]

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