David M. Toepfer, Violent Crime, Ohio 2023

CLEVELAND – David M. Toepfer, a career prosecutor of nearly three decades, has taken the oath of office to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Mr. Toepfer, of Warren, was sworn in by Chief U.S. District Judge Sara Lioi at the U.S. Courthouse in Akron following the July 23 appointment by U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi. Mr. Toepfer was appointed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546, which provides that “the Attorney General may appoint a United States Attorney for the district in which the office of the United States Attorney is vacant.”

“It is the honor of a lifetime to serve the people of Northern Ohio in this role. Our office will continue working with our federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to protect the public by aggressively enforcing the laws of the United States,” said United States Attorney Toepfer.

Mr. Toepfer is responsible for a district covering the 40 northern-most counties in the state of Ohio, home to nearly six million people. The U.S. Attorney’s Office operates from its main headquarters in Cleveland, with additional branches in Akron, Toledo, and Youngstown. Mr. Toepfer will lead a staff of nearly 200 attorneys and support personnel.

A native of Warren, Mr. Toepfer has dedicated his career to focusing on the prosecution of the most violent offenders, dismantling interstate drug trafficking organizations, and enforcing federal immigration laws.

Mr. Toepfer was a nationally recognized recipient of the Director’s Award from the Department of Justice in 2010 for leading the Violence and Gun Reduction Interdiction Program in Youngstown and Warren, Ohio. The program was a federal, state, and local initiative that successfully targeted violent offenders who illegally used and possessed firearms.

Mr. Toepfer is a magna cum laude graduate from Youngstown State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree, majoring in accounting. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Akron School of Law.

Mr. Toepfer’s appointment marks the first time in more than 117 years that a Youngstown-area lawyer will serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/david-m-toepfer-takes-oath-us-attorney-becoming-chief-federal-law-enforcement-officer