Joseph D. Brown | |
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| United States Attorney for theEastern District of Texas | |
| In office February 26, 2018 – May 31, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | John Malcolm Bales |
| Grayson County District Attorney | |
| In office January 1, 2001 – February 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Jarvis |
| Succeeded by | Brett Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) Sherman, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | University of Texas at Austin (BA) Dedman School of Law (JD) |
Joseph D. Brown (born 1970) is an American lawyer who served as theUnited States Attorney for theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas from February 26, 2018, until May 31, 2020. He was formerly the District Attorney forGrayson County, Texas. Brown served as Grayson County's District Attorney for 17 years. He previously served as an associate attorney for the law firm of Cowles and Thompson and on the state board of theTexas Juvenile Justice Department. Brown received hisBachelor of Arts from theUniversity of Texas in 1995 and hisJuris Doctor fromDedman School of Law.[1][2][3] Brown is the son of former District Judge David Brown and the nephew of the late U.S. District JudgePaul Neeley Brown.[4] On February 15, 2018, his nomination to become a U.S. Attorney was confirmed byvoice vote. He was sworn in on February 26, 2018.[5]
During his tenure asUnited States Attorney, Brown led an investigation ofWalmart for alleged criminal and civil violations related to the corporation's distribution of opioids through its pharmacies. Brown and his prosecutors sought to indict Walmart and individuals within the company for violations of theControlled Substances Act, alleging that from 2011 until 2017 the company had ignored pharmacists warnings that prescriptions were being filled for "pill mill" physicians for reasons other than legitimate medical treatment. Before it could be indicted, Walmart appealed the matter toDepartment of Justice officials in Washington, and the Texas prosecutors were told to stand down.[6]
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