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

Asheville man sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for assault with intent to commit murder and fi****ms offenses on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Read more at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/asheville-man-sentenced-20-years-prison-assault-intent-commit-murder-and-fi****ms

On , we honor victims, support survivors, and continue working to prevent gun violence through enforcement, intervention, and strong partnerships.

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson joined Chief Estella D. Patterson, Ms. Clydia Davis, who lost her son to gun violence, law enforcement partners, and community leaders to reaffirm a shared commitment to reducing gun violence and building safer communities.

The Justice Department just announced the Model Cities Initiative which will grant funds to 2-4 cities with a population of 100k or more who are committed to a whole-of-government partnership to reduce violent crime, restore law and order, and modernize their public safety infrastructure.

Read more at: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/making-america-safe-again-doj-award-300-million-model-cities-dedicated-restoring-law-and

Under ’s leadership, our office is committed to delivering results and we encourage our public safety partners to apply before September 1st: www.justice.gov/grants

✨Welcome to the team!✨

We are pleased to welcome Assistant U.S. Attorney Marjorie McLean to our office's Appellate Division. We look forward to the important work she will do advancing justice and serving our communities.

June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Join us for the 4th Annual World Elder Abuse Awareness walk and help raise awareness and take action to protect older adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson announced the results of 3-month multi-Jurisdictional enforcement surge: 56 defendants charged federally, 254+ Kilograms of drugs seized, 110 illegal fi****ms recovered, and 157 fugitives apprehended.

Operation Spring Cleaning brought together federal, state, and local law enforcement across North Carolina and South Carolina.

"We usually see increased violent crime and drug crimes during the summer – this operation was meant to get ahead of that and get the worst offenders off the streets. We all know criminals don’t respect district or state lines, and that is why this coordinated effort involved multiple agencies in North and South Carolina. We wanted to make clear you cannot commit a crime in North Carolina and escape across the state line to avoid getting caught" said U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson.

Read more at: https://justice.gov/usao-wdnc/pr/us-attorneys-office-announces-results-three-month-multi-jurisdictional-enforcement

: U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson together federal, state and local law enforcement officials, will hold a press conference today at 1:00 pm , to announce the results of an enforcement surge targeting drug trafficking, illegal fi****ms, and fugitive apprehension in the region.

Livestream info: https://www.facebook.com/usaowdnc