Matthew Krueger ’06 Sworn in as U.S. Attorney in Wisconsin

On Feb. 22, Matthew D. Krueger ’06 was sworn in as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Krueger was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 15.

Before taking office, Krueger was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. He has served in that role since 2013, first in the Civil Division and then in the Criminal Division. He prosecuted a variety of federal crimes, including firearm offenses, health care fraud, and other financial crimes. He previously worked as an associate at Sidley Austin LLP in Washington, DC. He also served as a Bristow Fellow in the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General. He clerked for Judge Paul V. Niemeyer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Krueger received his B.S., with honors, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota Law School where he served as editor in chief of the Minnesota Law Review.