Peter G. Strasser is an American attorney who served as the

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for the Eastern District of Louisiana from 2018 to 2021. Prior to becoming the U.S. Attorney, he was a partner at the New Orleans office of Chaffe McCalle.

Biography

Strasser earned his

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, with distinction, from the

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. He earned his Juris Doctor from

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. Strasser previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, where he was the head of the organized crime and the economic crime sections. He also served for over eleven years at United States Embassies in Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa as a Resident Legal Advisor with the Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance, and Training. He is a retired Navy Reserve Captain, JAGC, where he served world-wide as a military judge.“President Donald J. Trump Announces Fifteenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Marshal Nominees”, The White House, June 20, 2018

U.S. Attorney

On June 20, 2018, President

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announced his intent to nominate Strasser to be the next

for the Eastern District of Louisiana. On June 25, 2018, his nomination was sent to the

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. On August 23, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a

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. On August 28, 2018, the

confirmed his nomination by

. Strasser was sworn into office on September 10, 2018. On February 8, 2021, he along with 55 other Trump-era attorneys were asked to resign. On February 23, 2021, Strasser submitted his resignation, effective February 28, 2021.

References

External links

Biography at Department of Justice
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