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Government

Mar. 14, 2018

U.S. attorney seeing new twists on old problems

As McGregor Scott, returned as U.S. attorney for California’s Eastern District, finds himself grappling with new twists on old problems.

U.S. attorney seeing new twists on old problems
Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the annual meeting of the California Peace Officers Association, where he gave an address, in Sacramento, Calif., March 7, 2018.

As McGregor Scott lays the groundwork for a second tour as U.S. attorney for California’s Eastern District, he finds himself grappling with new twists on old problems.

Recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as President Donald J. Trump’s first U.S. attorney in California, Scott has identified five major priorities for his district: violent crime, opioids, marijuana, cybercrime and human trafficking. Scott previously served as U.S. a...

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