SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States Attorney McGregor Scott is stepping down from his position as Chief Federal Prosecutor for the Eastern District of California.
Scott has served in this position since Dec. 29, 2017. He will be resigning from this position for the second time after he held it from 2003 to 2009. It is typical for U.S. Attorneys and people appointed by different presidents to step down when a new administration comes into office.
"Serving as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California has been the most fulfilling experience of my professional career," Scott said in a press release.
Scott held a press conference on Thursday morning to talk about his time in office and the legacy he leaves.
"This has been a complicated presidency and certainly an unusual one in American history. Despite all that, over the last three years we’ve accomplished some great things," he said.
The Eastern District U.S. Attorney's Office covers 34 counties ranging from the Central Valley to the Sierras with offices in Sacramento, Fresno and Bakersfield.
Scott says he thinks his legacy will be the fact that he turned the Eastern District into a "strike force district," which means that there is additional funding and staffing for drug and trafficking investigations.
Scott has also been serving as the federal investigator in the EDD fraud task force. Scott said that his team is well-prepared to handle the issues with the EDD when he leaves at the end of the month.
"It has been an honor these past three years to work with the women and men in this office and our law enforcement partners to keep our communities safe," Scott said in the press release.
Scott will leave his post as U.S. Attorney on Feb. 28. Current First Assistant U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert will take over for Scott on March 1.
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