U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina

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U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina Official page of the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina. Graham is the smallest with just over 8,000 people.

The United States Attorney's Office is responsible for representing the federal government in virtually all litigation involving the United States in the Western District of North Carolina. This includes all criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. The district extends over 13,563.9 square miles and includes 32 counties. The population of our district is over three million people. Mecklenburg is the largest county in WDNC with over one million people. Charlotte is the largest city in the state, the 2nd largest banking center in America, and has a metropolitan area of 1.8 million people. Half of the great Smoky Mountains National Park, approximately 800 square miles is in the Western District of North Carolina as well as 250 of the 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Pisgah and Nantahala Forest cover over one million acres of our district. The largest Native American Community in the eastern half of the United States, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is in WDNC. DOJ does not collect comments or messages through this account. Learn more at https://www.justice.gov/doj/privacy-policy.

Two Gastonia drug traffickers have been sentenced to prison. "Peddling drugs is bad enough; when you peddle illegal guns...
10/15/2026

Two Gastonia drug traffickers have been sentenced to prison. "Peddling drugs is bad enough; when you peddle illegal guns along with it, the danger to our community increases exponentially" -- U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson.
w/ Drug Enforcement Administration - DEA Gastonia Police Department

Read more at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/gastonia-drug-traffickers-sentenced-prison

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson met with Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell to discuss violent crime, community safety, ...
10/14/2026

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson met with Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell to discuss violent crime, community safety, youth crime, and ways to work together on prevention. The discussions focused on proactive efforts to reach young people, address problems early, and intervene before issues escalate into more serious offenses.

10/08/2026

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson discusses two federal sentencings in Asheville this week involving drug trafficking and illegal fi****ms and the work we are doing with our law enforcement partners to make our communities safer. ⚖️🚨

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227 West Trade Street Suite 1650
Charlotte, NC
28202

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