U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is the federal prosecution office for the Southern District of New York, which covers Manhattan. It brings criminal and civil cases. Its first criminal and civil cases came before a New York federal court by the spring of 1790.
Leadership
Jamie McDonald, U.S. Attorney. Jamie McDonald is the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Key facts
- First U.S. Attorney for the New York District (nominated)
- Richard Harrisonsource
- Federal court for the district opened its courtroom
- November 3, 1789source
- Jay Clayton became court-appointed U.S. Attorney
- August 19, 2025source
- Jamie McDonald took office as court-appointed U.S. Attorney
- July 29, 2026source
- First United States Attorney
- Richard Harrison, nominated in 1789source
- First cases brought
- Criminal and civil cases by spring 1790source
- Associate U.S. Attorney
- Karl Metzner, since April 2022source
- Chief of the Criminal Division
- Amanda Houle, since May 2025source
- First criminal and civil cases brought
- By the spring of 1790source
- Associate United States Attorney
- Karl Metzner, since April 2022source
- U.S. Attorney named in office press release
- Jamie McDonaldsource
WYDE coverage of U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, from Aug 21, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York is the regulator in 2 stories. The most recent is US Prosecutors Probe Binance Over Iran Sanctions Three Years After Its $4.3 Billion Plea.
US Prosecutors Probe Binance Over Iran Sanctions Three Years After Its $4.3 Billion Plea
The Manhattan US Attorney's Office and the DOJ Criminal Division are examining whether Binance knowingly allowed Iran-linked trades, nearly three years after the exchange's $4.316 billion guilty plea and compliance monitor.
Sep 22, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
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A 14-count superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday adds eight defendants to a 2018 case, alleging a Tehran company spearphished more than 100,000 professors worldwide and resold the stolen research inside Iran through two websites.
Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min read · Regulator
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