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Prosecutor again appointed acting U.S. attorney for Middle District

A seasoned prosecutor has been appointed acting U.S. attorney for the state Middle District, according to federal court officials.

Bruce D. Brandler was appointed acting U.S. attorney for the district, which includes Lycoming County, following the resignation Friday of former U.S. Attorney David J. Freed, court officials said.

Brandler’s appointment is for 300 days or until a presidential appointment is made, whichever occurs first.

Brandler previously served as U.S. attorney for the district between Oct. 2, 2016, and Nov. 26, 2017.

Brandler began his legal career as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, New York, where he served from 1981 until 1985.

Upon leaving the district attorney’s office, he became the deputy chief and then the chief investigative counsel of the New York State Senate Committee on Investigations, Taxation and Government Operations from 1985 to 1986.

Brandler was appointed an assistant U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in 1986 and was promoted to the position of senior litigation counsel in 1992.

In 2014, he became the chief of the criminal division and served in that capacity until his appointment as U.S. attorney in October 2016.

During his tenure as an assistant U.S. attorney, Brandler specialized in complex white-collar prosecutions, including high-profile public corruption cases.

Brandler graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1978 and received a bachelor’s degree in political science. He received his law degree in 1981 from the Boston University School of Law.

He resides in Harrisburg.

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