United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

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United States Attorney position federal prosecutorial office

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in federal court across Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island.

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Label	Occurrences
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York canonical	5
United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York	3
United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T789452 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Context triple: [Executive Office for United States Attorneys, hasSubordinateOrganization, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York]

A. United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal prosecutor for one of the nation’s most prominent and influential judicial districts, overseeing major criminal and civil cases in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
B. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
C. United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico
The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. Department of Justice in federal legal matters arising within the territory of Puerto Rico.
D. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.
E. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the nation’s capital.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York
Target entity description: The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in federal court across Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island.

A. United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York is the chief federal prosecutor for one of the nation’s most prominent and influential judicial districts, overseeing major criminal and civil cases in Manhattan and surrounding counties.
B. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
C. United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico
The United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico is the chief federal prosecutor and representative of the U.S. Department of Justice in federal legal matters arising within the territory of Puerto Rico.
D. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.
E. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the nation’s capital.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney position ⓘ federal prosecutorial office ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ New York City Police Department ⓘ United States Marshals Service ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdBy	Act of Congress ⓘ
duty	collect debts owed to the United States in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ defend the United States in civil actions in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ prosecute federal criminal cases in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ represent the United States in civil litigation in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States government ⓘ
handles	appeals of federal criminal convictions from the Eastern District of New York ⓘ
higherCourt	United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ⓘ
jurisdiction	Brooklyn ⓘ Eastern District of New York ⓘ linked to: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Long Island ⓘ Nassau County, New York ⓘ Queens ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ Suffolk County, New York ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalAuthority	Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
officeLocation	Central Islip, New York ⓘ United States Courthouse, Brooklyn, New York ⓘ
oversees	Assistant United States Attorneys in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ federal criminal investigations in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ
partOf	United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York United States Department of Justice ⓘ
prosecutes	civil rights violations ⓘ cybercrime cases ⓘ narcotics trafficking cases ⓘ organized crime cases ⓘ public corruption cases ⓘ terrorism cases ⓘ white-collar crime cases ⓘ
relatedTo	United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ
reportsTo	Deputy Attorney General of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Deputy Attorney General United States Attorney General ⓘ
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ chief federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York ⓘ
seat	Brooklyn, New York ⓘ linked to: Brooklyn
supervises	United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ linked to: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York → partOf → United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

linked to: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York → supervises → United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

linked to: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

NYPD Organized Crime Control Bureau → collaboratesWith → United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

linked to: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

Alexander Hamilton Jr. → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

Loretta Lynch → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

Loretta Lynch → appointedAs → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

Loretta Lynch → employer → United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

linked to: United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York

Assistant United States Attorneys in the Eastern District of New York → subordinateTo → United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York ⓘ

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