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Former DA, US Attorney Mike Dunavant has joined the state comptroller’s office

By Echo Day on May 18, 2021

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Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Jason E. Mumpower is pleased to announce the hiring of former United States Attorney Mike Dunavant to serve as Chief Investigative Counsel in the Comptroller’s Division of Investigations. Dunavant will work directly with the division’s director, Jeff Puckett, in investigating allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse in government and other … [Read more...] about Former DA, US Attorney Mike Dunavant has joined the state comptroller’s office

What’s next isn’t yet settled, but Mike Dunavant wasn’t ready to leave U.S. Attorney’s office

By Echo Day on March 4, 2021

Monday morning, for the first time in 25 years, Mike Dunavant woke up unemployed. For the last 25 years he’s been a prosecutor, serving 11 years as the 25th Judicial District Attorney General and the last four as the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. “I’m sad to be leaving,” he said in an interview with The Leader last week. The list of his accomplishments … [Read more...] about What’s next isn’t yet settled, but Mike Dunavant wasn’t ready to leave U.S. Attorney’s office

U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant, of Atoka, announces his resignation

By Echo Day on February 10, 2021

D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, has announced his resignation, effective Feb. 28. U.S. Attorney. Dunavant has served in office since September 2017. It was a move expected after President Donald J. Trump lost the election. U.S. Attorney Dunavant was appointed by Trump as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee … [Read more...] about U.S. Attorney Mike Dunavant, of Atoka, announces his resignation

U.S. Attorney’s Office announces Maurice Nash sentenced to 210 months

By Echo Day on June 26, 2020

Maurice Nash, 47, of Atoka, has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. D. Michael Dunavant, U.S. Attorney announced the sentence Thursday. According to information presented in court, on May 3, 2019, members of the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Board of Probation and Parole and … [Read more...] about U.S. Attorney’s Office announces Maurice Nash sentenced to 210 months

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