Larry Dean Thompson was born on November 15,1945 and is an American lawyer and law professor, most notable for his service as deputy Attorney General of the United States under United States President George W Bush until August 2003.
12 Facts About Larry Thompson
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Larry Thompson worked as an industrial relations representative for Ford Motor Company during law school.
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Larry Thompson left the firm in 1982 for four years as US attorney for the northern District of Georgia; however, he returned and was made a partner in 1986.
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Larry Thompson served as Independent Counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development Investigation from 1995 to 1998, completing the investigation and prosecution started by Judge Arlin Adams in 1990.
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In 2001, Larry Thompson was appointed as Deputy US Attorney General by President Bush.
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In January 2003 Larry Thompson issued an internal Justice Department document informally titled the Larry Thompson Memorandum written to help federal prosecutors decide whether to charge a corporation, rather than or in addition to individuals within the corporation, with criminal offenses.
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Larry Thompson was named in the press as a leading candidate for Attorney General after John Ashcroft resigned on November 9,2004.
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Larry Thompson, if selected, would have been the first African-American ever to head the Justice Department.
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Later, Larry Thompson's name was mentioned as a possible candidate to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
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Larry Thompson supported former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the 2008 presidential election, and the American Bar Association mentioned Thompson again as a possible Attorney General or Supreme Court justice during a potential John McCain administration.
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Larry Thompson was named independent corporate monitor overseeing compliance reforms at Volkswagen AG for the next three years by the US government on April 21,2017.
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Larry Thompson has been a member of the Board of Curators for the Georgia Historical Society since 2020.