U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Gregory Kehoe as interim U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida 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 United States Attorney is vacant.”
The appointment took effect March 31, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
He succeeds Roger Handberg, who resigned in February.
Kehoe worked for the department as a prosecutor for more than 20 years with postings in the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America. While serving as an assistant U.S. attorney, he was responsible for prosecuting high-profile cases involving financial institutions and corporate fraud allegations, as well as racketeering charges.
Kehoe also led the team of lawyers and investigators that advised the Iraqi Special Tribunal, an ad hoc court formed to prosecute Saddam Hussein and members of his former regime.
Most recently, Kehoe was a shareholder at the Greenberg Traurig law firm.
Kehoe received a bachelor’s degree from Boston College and his J.D. from St. John’s University.