U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina Official page of the United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of North Carolina. Graham is the smallest with just over 8,000 people.

The United States Attorney's Office is responsible for representing the federal government in virtually all litigation involving the United States in the Western District of North Carolina. This includes all criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. The district extends over 13,563.9 square miles and includes 32 counties. The population of our district is over three million people. Mecklenburg is the largest county in WDNC with over one million people. Charlotte is the largest city in the state, the 2nd largest banking center in America, and has a metropolitan area of 1.8 million people. Half of the great Smoky Mountains National Park, approximately 800 square miles is in the Western District of North Carolina as well as 250 of the 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway. The Pisgah and Nantahala Forest cover over one million acres of our district. The largest Native American Community in the eastern half of the United States, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is in WDNC. DOJ does not collect comments or messages through this account. Learn more at https://www.justice.gov/doj/privacy-policy.

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day from U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson. Visit USAJobs.gov for job opportunities at the U.S. Attorney’s Office-more to come!

Congratulations to Fred Hudson, our Law Enforcement Coordinator, in receiving the Special Achievement Award from the Nor...
09/02/2026

Congratulations to Fred Hudson, our Law Enforcement Coordinator, in receiving the Special Achievement Award from the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association. Fred has spent decades building strong relationships with law enforcement and community partners to bring together resources, strengthen partnerships, and keep our communities safe. We’re proud to have Fred on our team and grateful for his dedication to communities across Western North Carolina.

09/02/2026

Watch U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson explain why dismantling gangs and disrupting gang criminal activity is a top priority from Winston-Salem, where he joined the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association’s annual training.

“Gang investigators see it first,” Ferguson said to law enforcement and prosecutors in the audience. “The crimes, the patterns, the trends, and the ways gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and cartels infiltrate communities, recruit young people, and spread drugs and violence in our neighborhoods. We’re not waiting for the next gang crime to happen. We’re identifying threats, disrupting gangs, and stopping violence before it starts.”

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson sat down with Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter during his visit to Charlotte t...
08/29/2026

U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson sat down with Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter during his visit to Charlotte to talk about the priorities of The United States Department of Justice in the Western District of North Carolina and removing barriers to making the citizens of the district safe.

08/28/2026

Sell fentanyl. Face federal prison.
Watch U.S. Attorney Russ Ferguson explain our latest case involving a defendant caught selling thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl every day. We’re continuing to put fentanyl traffickers behind bars and protect our communities from this deadly drug, one case at a time.

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