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Saturday, October 10, 2026

U.S. Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero Names Leadership Team - Department of Justice

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today a new executive leadership team to lead the Office’s enforcement mission.

“This seasoned leadership team of career public servants will bring to bear an extraordinary breadth and depth of experience and judgment to meet the threats our communities face. Whether addressing gun violence, the flow of fentanyl, opioids and other dangerous drugs, domestic and international terrorism, ruinous financial fraud and schemes, corrupt officials, or the exploitation of our vulnerable communities, each member of this team has dedicated their professional life to seeking and doing justice with integrity and impartiality. Always seeking to do the right thing, the right way, and for the right reasons, they will continue to vigorously and tirelessly work together to protect our communities and to seek justice for victims,” U.S. Attorney Romero said.

Ms. Romero named Assistant U.S. Attorney Nelson S.T. Thayer, Jr. as First Assistant U.S. Attorney. Mr. Thayer joined the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division in 1993 through the Attorney General’s Honors Program. As a Trial Attorney in the Division’s Criminal Section, he investigated and tried hate crime and law enforcement brutality cases across the country, including U.S. v. Davis, the first capital civil rights prosecution and conviction. In 1998, Mr. Thayer joined the Office as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, prosecuting a wide variety of crimes as a member of the...



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