Gregory J. Fouratt

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Gregory James Fouratt (born 1965/1966) is the former United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico. [1] Fouratt was appointed on January 25, 2008 by an administrative order issued by the U.S. Federal District Court of New Mexico. [2] He succeeded Larry Gomez, a temporary appointee of Acting United States Attorney General Peter D. Keisler, who had succeeded David Iglesias.

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Biography

Fouratt, a career federal prosecutor, is an undergraduate of New Mexico State University and a graduate of Texas Tech University Law School. He was also an officer in the U.S. Air Force and remains a member of the Air National Guard. [3] He is a self-described specialist in the areas of racketeering, capital murder and gang related crimes. [4] He is currently serving as the Secretary of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety. On February 22, 2016, it was announced that Fouratt would be appointed as a U.S. Magistrate judge.

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Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/nm/
  2. ↑ http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-judges-reject-bid-dismiss-cases-appointment-us-attorney-/2008/03/01/3302272.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2008/jan/26/fouratt-named-replace-iglesias-us-attorney-new-mex/
  4. ↑ Interview with Fouratt on KRQE News (CBS in Albuquerque, New Mexico), January 28, 2008

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