Craig S. Morford is currently the Acting United States Deputy Attorney General. He was formerly the Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee and the Eastern District of Michigan. United States Deputy Attorney General is a high ranking official in the United States Department of Justice. ... United States Attorneys (also known as federal prosecutors) represent the U.S. federal government in United States district court and United States court of appeals. ...

Morford has worked for the Justice Department for twenty years and has spent most of his career pursuing public-corruption and organized-crime cases in Cleveland, Ohio. He was the lead prosecutor in the case of former congressman James A. Traficant, who was convicted of bribery and racketeering in 2002.^[1] Nickname: Motto: Progress & Prosperity Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA Coordinates: , Country State County Cuyahoga Founded 1796 Incorporated 1814 (village)   1836 (city) Government  - Mayor Frank G. Jackson (D) Area [1]  - City  82. ... Bribery is a crime implying a sum or gift given alters the behaviour of the person in ways not consistent with the duties of that person. ... The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (commonly referred to as RICO) is a United States federal law which provides for extended penalties for criminal acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. ...

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