U.S. attorney for Nevada announces resignation

U.S. Attorney for Nevada Greg Brower announced today that he intends to resign effective Oct. 10. Brower has served as U.S. attorney since Jan. 7, 2008.

Brower's announcement came shortly before the U.S. Senate confirmed former U.S. Attorney Daniel Bogden to the post.

U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a news release that he was happy the Senate confirmed Bogden whom he called "an experienced prosecutor" who was "wrongly fired."

Bogden was fired two years ago during a purge of U.S. attorneys by the Bush administration, which critics saw as politicizing the Department of Justice. Reid said reinstating Bogden will ensure "that this dedicated public servant will continue to keep prosecutions in Nevada free from political bias."

Brower said in a news release, “It has been a privilege to serve my fellow Nevadans as U.S. Attorney over the last two years. I am extremely proud of our accomplishments in support of the mission of the U.S. Department of Justice in Nevada.”

The release said, during his tenure Brower set as top priorities mortgage fraud, public corruption, violent crime and child exploitation in Nevada. Brower has successfully advocated for greater resources for his office and federal agencies in Nevada, and since his appointment as U.S. attorney, the number of assistant U.S. attorneys has grown from 39 to approximately 50.

During Brower’s tenure, approximately 1,100 individuals were charged with federal criminal offenses in Nevada, and approximately 90 percent of those individuals charged were convicted either through guilty pleas or jury trial convictions. More than 75 percent of the guilty defendants were sentenced to prison.