Michael
J. Sullivan was appointed United States Attorney for the District
of Massachusetts by President George W. Bush in 2001. His priorities include
terrorism, health care fraud, gun violence, drug trafficking, organized
crime and public corruption.
Mr. Sullivan formed the district’s Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies to combat and prevent future terrorist attacks. He also created a unit devoted to computer hacking and high technology crimes and another devoted to health care fraud, an area in which his office is recognized as one of the nation’s leaders.
In an effort to better serve our youth and communities, Mr. Sullivan created the Community Prosecution and Crime Reduction Unit, which develops highly targeted gun violence reduction strategies consistent with the President’s Project Safe Neighborhood Initiative and Operation Weed & Seed. Prior to his tenure as U.S. Attorney, he was district attorney of Plymouth County, a position to which he was appointed by Governor William F. Weld and later twice elected.
Mr. Sullivan’s career in government began with his 1990 election to the House of Representatives, where he served three terms until his appointment as district attorney. Prior to his career in government, he was employed at the Gillette Company for 16 years. While there, he graduated from Boston College cum laude and Suffolk University Law School cum laude. He has also practiced law in the private sector.
