Dambruch named U.S. Attorney for District of R.I. following interim post

PROVIDENCE – Stephen G. Dambruch has been appointed the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island by United States District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith of the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island Friday.

Dambruch had served as Acting U.S. Attorney in Rhode Island since March 2017 after former U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha resigned after being asked by President Donald Trump to do so.

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Dambruch was appointed Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, effective Jan. 5.

Prior to his beginning his tenure with the United States Attorney’s Office, Dambruch served as a state prosecutor with the R.I. Department of Attorney General for more than 16 years, including appointments as chief of the Narcotics Prosecution Unit, chief prosecutor for Kent, Newport and Washington counties, and deputy chief of the Criminal Division.

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Chris Bergenheim is the PBN web editor.