- United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida is the
United States Attorney responsible for representing the federal government in theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Florida .The current United States Attorney is
R. Alexander Acosta .The Southern District of Florida encompasses a geographical area of about 15,197 square miles extending south to Key West, north to Sebastian and west to Sebring. The Southern District includes the counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Monroe, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Okeechobee and Highlands.
The United States Attorney's Office has a staff of approximately 233 Assistant United States Attorneys and 227 support personnel. The main office is located in
Miami, Florida , with three staffed branch offices located in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce and one unstaffed branch office located in Key West. There is also a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) office in West Miami-Dade and a Health Care Fraud Facility in Miramar.External links
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/fls/ United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida]
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