Full Senate Confirms 3 More U.S. Attorneys

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — The way-too slow process of confirming newly minted U.S. Attorneys around the country continued on Thursday. The full Senate confirmed Carmen M. Ortiz for U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts, Ed Tarver for the Southern District in Georgia and Benjamin Wagner for the eastern District of California, the news website Main…

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Prosecutor Benjamin Wagner Nominated for U.S. Atty. in Sacramento

By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — Benjamin Wagner, a federal prosecutor, has been nominated to become U.S. Attorney in Sacramento, the Sacramento Bee reported. Wagner, the chief of special prosecutions in the Sacramento U.S. Attorney’s Office, was nominated by President Obama Thursday. The Bee reported that Wagner as recommended by U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.).

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