United States Attorney for the District of Maryland

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United States Attorney federal prosecutor position

The United States Attorney for the District of Maryland is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of Maryland.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
United States Attorney for the District of Maryland canonical	3
United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T789463 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
Context triple: [Executive Office for United States Attorneys, hasSubordinateOrganization, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland]

A. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the nation’s capital.
B. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.
C. Attorney General of Maryland
The Attorney General of Maryland is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Maryland in legal matters, providing legal advice to state agencies, and enforcing state laws.
D. United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
The United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in civil and criminal cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of South Carolina.
E. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United States Attorney for the District of Maryland
Target entity description: The United States Attorney for the District of Maryland is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of Maryland.

A. United States Attorney for the District of Columbia
The United States Attorney for the District of Columbia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases in the nation’s capital.
B. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia is the chief federal prosecutor responsible for representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within that judicial district, which includes key areas such as Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News.
C. Attorney General of Maryland
The Attorney General of Maryland is the state's chief legal officer, responsible for representing Maryland in legal matters, providing legal advice to state agencies, and enforcing state laws.
D. United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina
The United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in civil and criminal cases within the federal judicial district covering the state of South Carolina.
E. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania is the chief federal prosecutor representing the U.S. government in criminal and civil cases within the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Attorney ⓘ federal prosecutor position ⓘ
appointedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
branchOfGovernment	executive branch of the United States ⓘ
collaboratesWith	state and local law enforcement agencies in Maryland ⓘ
confirmedBy	United States Senate ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
createdUnder	Judiciary Act and subsequent federal statutes ⓘ
duty	defend the United States in civil cases in the District of Maryland ⓘ handle appeals of federal cases from the District of Maryland ⓘ prosecute federal criminal cases in the District of Maryland ⓘ represent the United States in civil litigation in the District of Maryland ⓘ
employer	United States government ⓘ
hasOffice	Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland Greenbelt, Maryland ⓘ
hasTerm	serves at the pleasure of the President ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Maryland ⓘ Maryland ⓘ surface form: state of Maryland
legalAuthority	Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 28 of the United States Code ⓘ
legalSystem	federal law of the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
nominatedBy	President of the United States ⓘ
oversees	federal grand jury proceedings in the District of Maryland ⓘ
partOf	United States Attorney for the District of Maryland self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland United States Department of Justice ⓘ
reportsTo	United States Attorney General ⓘ
represents	United States of America in federal court in Maryland ⓘ
responsibleFor	enforcement of federal criminal statutes in Maryland ⓘ litigation involving federal agencies in Maryland ⓘ
role	chief federal law enforcement officer in the District of Maryland ⓘ chief federal prosecutor in the District of Maryland ⓘ
scope	civil cases involving the United States in Maryland ⓘ criminal cases under federal law in Maryland ⓘ
seat	Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland
supervises	Assistant United States Attorneys ⓘ surface form: Assistant United States Attorneys in the District of Maryland
typeOfPosition	presidentially appointed, Senate-confirmed position ⓘ
worksIn	United States District Court for the District of Maryland ⓘ
worksWith	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ⓘ Drug Enforcement Administration ⓘ Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ Homeland Security Investigations ⓘ IRS Criminal Investigation ⓘ surface form: Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation United States Marshals Service ⓘ United States Secret Service ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Executive Office for United States Attorneys → hasSubordinateOrganization → United States Attorney for the District of Maryland ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Maryland → partOf → United States Attorney for the District of Maryland self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland

Stephen H. Sachs → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the District of Maryland ⓘ

Rod Rosenstein → positionHeld → United States Attorney for the District of Maryland ⓘ

Rod Rosenstein → affiliatedWith → United States Attorney for the District of Maryland ⓘ