• Managing Partner, Columbus, Ohio-based law firm Rich, Crites & Dittmer, LCC
• Former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio
• Nominated by President Ronald Reagan
• Unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate
• Served under the administrations of two U.S. presidents (Reagan & Bush)
• 21-year career as a public prosecutor at the local, state and federal levels
• Successfully led the prosecution of hundreds of criminals, from drug dealers to tax evaders
• Represented the United States in all civil litigation for a 48-county region
• Supervised district attorney’s office of 100 attorneys and administrative employees
• Seized and obtained the forfeiture of more than $17 million in illegal drug money and assets
• Collected more than $125 million owed to the United States
• Set up task forces to address health care fraud, insurance and financial fraud, bankruptcy fraud and environmental compliance
• Frequent law enforcement lecturer and adjunct law professor
• Highly decorated U.S. navy Caption and veteran of the Vietnam War
• Responsible for overseeing nine naval units and more than 7,000 military personnel
• Member of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame
• Graduate of the United States Naval Academy
• Married, 33 years; father of three daughters

Crites' Bio | Crites' Career Hightlights

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