Source: Office of United States Attorneys
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Erik S. Siebert was sworn in today as the Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA).
As Interim United States Attorney, Mr. Siebert supervises the prosecution of all federal crimes and the litigation of all civil matters in EDVA in which the United States has an interest. He leads a staff of approximately 300 prosecutors, civil litigators, and support personnel across four divisions in Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News. The District serves over six million residents.
Mr. Siebert began his service to EDVA in 2010 as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, handling a variety of cases related to violent crime, international and domestic drug trafficking, illegal possession and trafficking of firearms, fraud, child sexual exploitation, illegal immigration, and public corruption offenses. Mr. Siebert also served as the Lead Task Force Attorney for the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) for EDVA. From 2019 to 2024, he served as the Deputy Criminal Supervisor for the Richmond Division of EDVA.
Mr. Siebert has received numerous awards related to his prosecutions, including the 2018 OCDETF, Mid-Atlantic Region, Case of the Year Award; and the 2024 Washington/Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking AREA (HIDTA) Award for “Outstanding Community Impact Investigation.”
Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Mr. Siebert served as a police officer with the Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C., from 2002 to 2006. He served as a law clerk for Judge Henry E. Hudson on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia from 2009 to 2010.
Mr. Siebert received his J.D., with cum laude honors, from the University of Richmond Law School in 2009 and his B.A., with distinction, from the Virginia Military Institute in 2001.