Tompkins of Charlotte nominated to serve as U.S. attorney for Western District of N.C., which includes Asheville

Jason Sandford

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From the Charlotte Observer:

Charlotte lawyer Anne Tompkins put away a serial killer, dismantled drug trafficking rings and helped Iraqis prosecute Saddam Hussein.

Now, the 47-year-old former state and federal prosecutor has been nominated as Charlotte’s next U.S. attorney.

President Obama announced the Christmas Eve nomination of Tompkins to head the U.S. attorney’s office for the Western District of North Carolina, the White House confirmed.

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, D-N.C., said Thursday morning, “Today, the President nominated a fine North Carolinian to serve our state as U.S. Attorney in the Western District.

“Anne Tompkins has extensive experience, including five years in the U.S. Attorney’s office, and was detailed to Baghdad to help prosecute Saddam Hussein. Anne is incredibly qualified for this important position, and I look forward to her swift confirmation by the U.S. Senate.”

Charlotte’s new U.S. attorney will oversee more than 30 prosecutors in Charlotte and Asheville who prosecute everything from drug trafficking conspiracies, mail fraud and bank robberies to racketeering, carjackings and business fraud. The Western District of North Carolina stretches from Charlotte to the Tennessee border.

Tompkins has worked as a prosecutor under U.S. attorneys Mark Calloway, Bob Conrad and Gretchen Shappert.