Minnesota's U.S. Attorneys

Frank Magill 2008-present

A trusted insider and former chief of white-collar crime prosecution.

Rachel Paulose 2006-2007

Youngest U.S. attorney in Minnesota, she left after several of her top managers quit their posts to protest her management style.

Tom Heffelfinger 2001-2006

Appointed by George W. Bush, he stepped down before news broke that his name was on an early list of U.S. attorneys to be fired.

B. Todd Jones 1998-2001

David Lillehaug 1994-1998

Took aggressive approach to inner-city crime before stepping down to run for state attorney general.

Tom Heffelfinger

1991-1993

Developed programs addressing Indian gaming and crimes against Indian women and children.

1986-1991

Noted for prosecutions of Midwest Federal executives and pornography king Ferris Alexander.

James Rosenbaum