Thomas M. DiBiagio

Thomas M. DiBiagio

Thomas M. DiBiagio is a former United States Attorney in the state of Maryland. After eight U.S. attorneys were fired by the Bush administration in 2006 for performance-related issues under a clause of the PATRIOT Act (see Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy), stated in March 2007 that he was ousted because of political pressure over public corruption investigations into the administration of then-Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. [cite news | url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/06/AR2007030602330.html?nav=rss_email/components | title=Justice Admits U.S. Attorney Was Forced Out| publisher=Washington Post | date= March 7, 2007 | first=Eric | last=Rich | accessdate = 2006-03-07] Investigations involved links between politicians and the D.C. Madam Scandal. [http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_gustav_w_070524_dc_madam_scandal_wid.htm] Jonathan Luna, an assistant to DiBiagio who was involved in the probe was murdered in 2003. [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/05/national/main587062.shtml]

References

# Baltimore Sun, Matthew Dolan, Andrew A. Green and Matthew Hay Brown; [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-te.md.dibiagio07mar07,0,2341171.story Ex-boss disputes DiBiagio's story] , March 7, 2007
# New York Times, Eric Lichtblau; [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB081FF73F550C758CDDAA0894DF404482 Ex-Prosecutor Says Departure Was Pressured] , March 6, 2007
# Baltimore Sun, Matthew Dolan; [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-dibiagio0108,0,4663599.story DiBiagio essay stirs Md. legal community] , January 28, 2006
# Baltimore Sun, [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-dibiagio0126,0,4794671.story Smear tactics keep dreamers out of public service] , January 26, 2006
# Baltimore Sun, Matthew Dolan; [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-md.prosecutor25oct25,0,5685893.story New U.S. attorney to have first big test] , October 25, 2005
# Baltimore Sun, Stephanie Hanes; [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-2dibiagio1204,0,4258872.story U.S. Attorney DiBiagio resigns] , December 4, 2004
# Baltimore Sun, Scott Calvert; [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/politics/bal-1dibiagio1204,0,3406903.story High-profile victories and public stumbles] , December 4, 2004
# Baltimore Business Journal, Tina Johnson-Marcel; [http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/2002/08/19/focus2.html A Conversation With... Thomas M. DiBiagio, United States Attorney, District of Maryland] , August 16, 2002


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