when was bruce ohr us asscoiate deputy attorney

by Dr. Stephon Mraz IV Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago 8 min read

He was an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1991 to 1999, and was head of the office's Violent Gangs Unit before joining the Justice Department's Washington headquarters as the head of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Criminal Division, where Ohr managed teams investigating and prosecuting crime syndicates in Russia and eastern Europe.

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Who is Bruce Ohr?

Bruce Genesoke Ohr is a United States Department of Justice official. A former Associate Deputy Attorney General and former director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF), [1] as of February 2018 Ohr was working in the Justice Department's Criminal Division. [2] He is an expert on transnational organized crime and has spent most of his career …

Was Bruce Ohr involved in the Russia probe?

Oct 15, 2020 · Ex-associate deputy attorney general Bruce Ohr, who'd been in touch with British informant Steele, retired before the final decision of a disciplinary review. Don't be left out.

Who is Bruce Ohr's wife Nellie?

View Bruce Ohr's business profile as Lawyer and Associate Deputy Attorney General at Federal Bureau of Investigation. Find contact's direct phone …

What was the project Cassandra?

Ohr was directly involved with Project Cassandra, the interagency investigation spearheaded by the DEA that tracked a massive international narcotics and money laundering scheme allegedly run by Hezbollah. The project and its potential prosecutions were sidelined by senior Obama administration officials who didn't want to upset Iran in the lead-up to the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a statement: "While I am hopeful that there were no barriers constructed by the last admission to allowing DEA agents to fully bring all appropriate cases under Project Cassandra, this is a significant issue for the protection of Americans. We will review these matters and give full support to investigations of violent drug trafficking organizations."

Who was Bruce Ohr?

Bruce Ohr held two titles at the Obama Department of Justice: Associate Deputy Attorney General, a post that placed him four doors down from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein after President Trump took office; and Director of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), a program described by the department as “the centerpiece of the attorney general’s drug strategy.” Ohr held the number 4 position in the Justice Department during the time of Obama administration illegal spying on Donald Trump and associates, behind Loretta Lynch, Sally Yates, John Carlin, and later Mary McCord .

Overview

Career

Ohr worked for a law firm in San Francisco before becoming a career civil servant at the U.S. Department of Justice, ultimately rising to the rank of Associate Deputy Attorney General. He was an assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 1991 to 1999, and was head of the office's Violent Gangs Unit before joining the Justice Department's Washington headquarters as the head of the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section of the Criminal Division, where Oh…

Education

Ohr graduated from Harvard College in 1984 with a degree in physics and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1987.

Russia probe

Ohr had repeated contacts with FBI agents during the fall and winter of 2016–2017, where he shared information he had received from Steele's dossier research. During this time, Ohr failed to inform his supervisors in the Justice Department of his role, actions which were "shocking" to Rod Rosenstein when he learned of Ohr's role. Rosenstein stated that Ohr "appeared to be serving as an 'intermediary' with Steele". The dossier was prepared under a contract to the DNC and the Clint…

External links

• Bruce Genesoke Ohr, State Bar of California listing
• Appearances on C-SPAN