Top FBI official flies in today
THE Federal Bureau of Investigations’ number one man — director Robert S Mueller III — will arrive in this country today for discussion with officials of the Ministry of National Security and the Government on the escalating crime problem. Mueller, the sixth director of the FBI, was appointed on September 4, 2001, by President George W Bush. He previously served in the Department of Justice and the Attorney General’s office. The former prosecutor is well known for his assistance in the investigations that were responsible for the arrest and conviction of Manuel Noriega, mobster John Gotti, and persons involved in the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Junior Minister Fitzgerald Hinds said the initiative demonstrates the seriousness, determination and commitment of the Government to deal with the crime situation. He said, "As the Prime Minister said, we will spare no resources to make the country benefit from the best expertise anywhere in the world." In his 2005/2006 Budget presentation, Prime Minister Patrick Manning had indicated that local law enforcement agencies will receive assistance from international experts — namely the FBI and Scotland Yard — in the fight against the rising crime. Meet Robert Mueller, director of the FBI Mueller was born in New York City and grew up outside of Phila-delphia. He graduated from Princeton University in 1966 and earned a Masters Degree in International Relations at New York University in 1967. He then joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served as an officer for three years, leading a rifle platoon of the Third Marine Division in Vietnam. He is the recipient of the Bronze Star, two Navy Commenda-tion Medals, the Purple Heart, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. After his military service, Mueller earned a Law Degree from the University of Virginia Law School in 1973 and served on the Law Review. After completing his education, Mueller worked as a litigator in San Francisco until 1976. He then served for 12 years in United States Attorney’s Offices, first in the Northern District of California in San Francisco, where he rose to be chief of its criminal division. In 1982, he moved to Boston as an Assistant United States Attorney where he investigated and prosecuted major financial fraud, terrorist and public corruption cases, as well as narcotics conspiracies and international money launderers. After serving as a partner at the Boston law firm of Hill and Barlow, Mueller was again called to public service. In 1989, he served in the United States Department of Justice as an assistant to Attorney General Richard L Thornburgh. The next year he took charge of its Criminal Division. During his tenure, he oversaw prosecutions, including the conviction of Panama leader Manuel Noriega, the Lockerbie Pan Am 103 bombing case, and the John Gotti mobster prosecution. In 1991, he was elected Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. In 1993, Mueller became a partner at Boston’s Hale and Dorr, specialising in complex white collar crime litigation. He returned to public service in 1995 as senior litigator in the Homicide Section of the District of Columbia United States Attorney’s Office. In 1998, Mueller was named United States Attorney in San Francisco and held that position until 2001. He then served as acting Deputy Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice for several months, before becoming FBI Director. Mueller and his wife Ann have two daughters.
Robert Mueller was nominated by President George W Bush and became the sixth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on September 4, 2001.
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