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Nicole. M. Argentieri is an American Lawyer who serves as the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division within the United States Department of Justice.

Biography

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Argentieri is a graduate of Columbia University with a B.A. in English and a cum laude graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[1]

Argentieri joined the Criminal Division in May 2022 as Chief of Staff to Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite. In September 2022, Argentieri became the Criminal Division’s Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, and she has served as the head of the Division since August 2023. Argentieri has served in the Justice Department for over a decade as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of New York, where she was Chief of the Public Integrity Section among other leadership positions.[1]

As Assistant Attorney General, Argentieri supervises the Division’s more than 1,400 federal prosecutors and staff members who conduct investigations and prosecutions involving organized and transnational crime, violent crime, cybercrime, public corruption, money laundering, securities fraud, health care fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, Bank Secrecy Act and sanctions offenses, child exploitation, international narcotics trafficking, human rights violations, intellectual property theft, and other crimes, as well as matters involving inhternational affairs and sensitive law enforcement techniques.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Staff Profile: Principal Deputy Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri". www.justice.gov. Criminal Division United States Department of Justice. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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Category:United States Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division