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==== Matthew R. Walczewski ==== 

[[the_actors:usgov:doj:start|Works for the US DoJ]]. [[the_actors:usgov:doj:grand_jury_in_alexandria_virginia|Prosecuting Assange case in the US, as part of the Grand Jury]].

=== US v. Assange ===

Matthew Roy Walczewski is listed in the indictment as a prosecutor in the US case against Julian Assange.

=== Biography === 

Walczewski has worked for the U.S. Department of Justice for 11 years. Prior to his July 2019 appointment as Senior Counsel in the Criminal Division of the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS), Walczewski was an attorney for the DOJ National Security Division. His previous work history includes only work for federal courts.\\ 

He will be presenting “Trade Secret Theft: Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions” for a Stopfakes.gov “roadshow” on 20 October 2020.\\


=== Personal life ===

Matthew Walczewski was the second born of four children to Walter and Joyce Walczewski on 8 April 1980. He grew up in Illinois and attended Homer Junior High School in the early 1990s. He went on to attend Truman State University and Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, which he edited the Washington University Law Review.\\

He married Karen Seifert on 25 May 2013, and currently resides in northeast D.C.\\

Walczewski regularly participates in marathons, and has volunteered with Nazareth Farm, an off-brand Catholic service community in Appalachian West Virginia.

=== Prior cases ===

  * [[https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/houston/news/press-releases/four-companies-and-five-individuals-indicted-for-illegally-exporting-technology-to-iran|US v.  Bahram Mechanic, et. al.]]
  * [[https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2018/02/the_road_from_computer_whiz_to.html|US v. Durachinsky]]
  * [[https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-china-rice-idUKKBN1KO2QK|US v. Weiqiang Zhang]]
  * [[https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3017017/us-federal-court-finds-chinese-american-engineer-shih-yi-chi-guilty|US v. Shih, et al.]]

=== Sources ===

  * [[https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/pdfs/Whistleblower_Program_Materials.pdf|Whistleblower Laws in the 21st Century: Greater
Rewards, Heightened Risks, Increased Complexity]]
  * [[https://www.stopfakes.gov/Roadshows|STOPFAKES ROADSHOWS]] [[https://archive.vn/Tv8KG|archived]]
  * [[https://newspaperarchive.com/frankfort-star-apr-15-1993-p-18/|Frankfort Star Newspaper Archives April 15, 1993 Page 18]]
  * [[http://www.kofc7566.us/article/knights-columbus-charity-breakfast-benefits-nazareth-farm|Knights of Columbus Charity Breakfast Benefits Nazareth Farm]]
  * [[https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/houston/news/press-releases/four-companies-and-five-individuals-indicted-for-illegally-exporting-technology-to-iran|Four Companies and Five Individuals Indicted for Illegally Exporting Technology to Iran]]
  * [[https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2018/02/the_road_from_computer_whiz_to.html|The road from computer whiz to creepy hacker: North Royalton man accused of spying on thousands]]
  * [[https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-usa-china-rice-idUKKBN1KO2QK|Chinese researchers charged in conspiracy to steal U.S. rice technology]]
  * [[https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3017017/us-federal-court-finds-chinese-american-engineer-shih-yi-chi-guilty|US federal court finds Chinese-American engineer Shih Yi-chi guilty of exporting military-grade semiconductors]]