By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Tulsa U.S. Attorney David E. O’Meilia is stepping down June 28, adding to the growing number of Bush-appointed U.S. Attorneys who have resigned in recent months, the Associated Press reported.
The 57-year-old first served as acting U.S. Attorney in October 2001 and was confirmed in January 2002.
He will return to private practice in Tulsa, the wire service reporter.
O’Meilia has been practicing law in Oklahoma for more than 30 years. He started out in October 1976 as an assistant public defender in Tulsa County, according to his biography posted on the U.S. Attorney website.
