TWO FORMER DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, FORMER U.S.

ATTORNEY JOIN 50
PROSECUTORS TO ENDORSE ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL

Leading District Attorneys and U.S. Attorneys Hail Schneiderman’s Superior Legal
Experience and Record Reforming Criminal Justice System

Brooklyn DA Liz Holtzman, Queens DA Michael Armstrong and Syracuse U.S. Attorney
Daniel French Among Prosecutors Supporting Schneiderman

NEW YORK – Citing his superior record, diverse legal experience and commitment to reforming
our justice system, former Brooklyn District Attorney Liz Holtzman, former Queens District
Attorney Michael Armstrong, and former Syracuse U.S. Attorney Daniel French joined 50
prosecutors today to endorse Eric Schneiderman for Attorney General. Leading prosecutors
endorsing Schneiderman include a broad range of U.S. Attorneys, Assistant U.S. Attorneys,
District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys from across the state of New York.

Before he was a lawmaker, Eric had a successful career as a partner in a major international
law firm, and as a public interest lawyer representing taxpayers in lawsuits against the
Metropolitan Transit Authority, tenants trying to evict drug dealers from their buildings, and
women’s health clinics under attack by anti-choice groups.

“Eric Schneiderman has the skills and commitment to be a great Attorney General. He will be a
fighter for the people of this state---against public corruption and Wall Street corruption, against
environmental pollution and consumer fraud. He will stand up for a woman's right to choose
and against discrimination of every kind. Eric will be an Attorney General we can be proud
of,” said Liz Holtzman, former Brooklyn District Attorney, U.S. Representative and NYC
Comptroller.

“I have had the opportunity of seeing Eric Schneiderman’s legal work, firsthand. It is excellent,
and so is he. Eric understands the law, both civil and criminal; he understands government; and
he understands people. He will be a great Attorney General,” said former Queens District
Attorney Michael Armstrong.

"To ensure that the office of Attorney General maintains its national role as a tough, but fair
law enforcement agency, we must elect Eric Schneiderman in November. Eric's experience,
judgment and commitment to the rule of law are unrivaled in this race. Now is not the time
to return to the days of passive law enforcement where a sleepy Attorney General's office
turned a blind eye to prosecuting corruption. As a tough, smart, effective leader, Eric will be an
outstanding Attorney General,” said Daniel J. French, former United States Attorney for the
Northern District of New York.

The 50 prosecutors endorsing Eric Schneiderman today are:

● Stanley N. Alpert, former Chief Environmental Prosecutor in the United States Attorney's Office
for the Eastern District of New York.
● Robert Anesi, former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Michael Armstrong, Former Queens County District Attorney.
● Bruce Barket, former Assistant District Attorney in the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office in
the Felony Trial Bureau, the Narcotics Bureau, and the Special Investigations Bureau.
● Susan Brune, former Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for
the Southern District of New York, who served in the Narcotics and Public Corruption units.
● Bill Burmeister, former Chief of the Official Corruption Unit in the office of the Manhattan District
Attorney.
● David Calone , former a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice’s Honors Program
where he received a 2003 Attorney General’s Award in recognition of his work fighting terrorism-
related and corporate international crime including his role in the September 11th-related
prosecutions. He also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General in the NY State Attorney
General’s Office where he negotiated the largest state health care fraud settlement in New York
history.
● Joseph DiBlasi, former Chief of Homicide in the Queens District Attorney’s Office.
● Glen Feinberg, former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Margaret J. Finerty, former Senior Trial Counsel, Deputy Chief of the Frauds Bureau, and Deputy
Chief of a Trial Bureau in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office; former Judge of the Criminal
Court of the City of New York.
● Neal Davidowitz- former Assistant District Attorney in a Trail Bureau of the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office.
● Daniel French, former United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York.
● John Fried, former Chief of the Trial Division of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Lawrence Gerschwer, former Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New
York.
● Neil Getnick, former Assistant District Attorney in the Frauds Bureau of the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office.
● Colleen Glavin, former Assistant District Attorney for Rennselaer and St. Lawrence Counties.
● Richard Girgenti, former Commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Services and senior
prosecutor in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Lawrence Goldman, former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Hector Gonzalez, former Assistant United States Attorney at the Southern District of
New York, where he was Chief of the Narcotics Bureau, and former Assistant District
Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
● Peter C. Harvey, former Attorney General of New Jersey.
● Donna Henken, former Assistant District Attorney in a Trail Bureau of the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office.
● Jackie Hilley, former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and
Executive Director of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence.
● Jack Hoffinger, former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Susan Hoffinger, former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Elizabeth Holtzman, former Kings County District Attorney, U.S. Representative, and New York
City Comptroller.
● Richard Kaye, former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Kevin Kearnon, former Assistant District Attorney in the Nassau County District Attorney’s office
the Felony Trial Bureau.
● Isabelle Kirshner, former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Rae Downes Koshetz, former Assistant in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office assigned to
Special Narcotics, and a former Deputy Commissioner of the New York City Police Department.
● Josh Leicht, former Assistant Deputy Attorney General at the Organized Crime Task Force.
● Harlan Levy, former homicide prosecutor in the Major Offense/Career Criminal Bureau of the
Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
● Lewis Liman, former Assistant United States Attorney in the Office of the United States Attorney
for the Southern District of New York.
● Chip Loewenson, former Assistant United States Attorney in the Office of the United States
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and a member of the Office's Securities &
Commodities Fraud Task Force.
● Stanley N. Lupkin, former Commissioner, New York City Department of Investigation.
● Aaron Marcu, former Assistant United States Attorney at the Southern District of New York,
where he was Chief Appellate Attorney, Chief of Major Crimes and, finally, the Associate United
States Attorney. Commissioner of the New York Civilian Complaint Review Board.
● Edward McDonald, former attorney-in-charge of the Organized Crime Strike Force in the United
States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York and Assistant District Attorney in the
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Andrew Melnick, former Assistant District Attorney in the Frauds and Special Narcotics unit of the
Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
● John Ortiz, former Assistant in the Special Investigations Bureau of the Special Narcotics
Prosecutor’s Office and former Assistant in the Rackets Bureau of the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office.
● Ted Poretz, a former Assistant District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and
assistant commissioner of the New York City Police Department.
● Richard J. Quadrino, former Assistant District Attorney in the Nassau County District Attorney’s
office the Felony Trial Bureau.
● Seth Rosenberg, former Chief of Rackets in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Dieter Snell, a former Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney’s Office for
the Southern District of New York who prosecuted World Trade Center bomber Ramzi Yousef,
Deputy Chief Appellate Attorney, Senior Counsel to the 911 Commission, and Deputy Attorney
General in the New York State Attorney General’s Office.
● Orin Snyder, former Assistant United States Attorney at the Southern District of New
York, where he was Chief of the Narcotics Bureau.
● Sheila Tendy, a former Assistant District Attorney at the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, and
Investigative and Assistant Counsel to the New York State Banking Department.
● Toby Thacher, former Director of the Construction Industry Strike Force, Inspector General of the
School Construction Authority, Assistant Deputy Attorney General and Assistant District Attorney
in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Alan B. Vickery, former Chief, Business and Securities Fraud, United States Attorney’s Office of
the Eastern District of New York.
● Peter Vigeland, former Chief, Major Crimes, Southern District of New York, and former Assistant
District Attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.
● Jim Walden, former Chief, Computer Crimes and Intellectual Property Section, United States
Attorney’s Office of the Eastern District of New York.
● Andrew Weissmann, former Director of the Enron Task Force, Chief of the Criminal Division of
the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, and the Special Counsel
to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
● Jane Wexton, former Assistant District Attorney in a Trail Bureau of the Manhattan District
Attorney’s Office.