Statement from U.S. Attorney Dettelbach on the passing of Congressman Louis Stokes

Statement from U.S. Attorney Dettelbach on the passing of Congressman Louis Stokes

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Aug. 19, 2015. It is reproduced in full below.

"One of the first things I did when I became U.S. Attorney was arrange for Lou Stokes to address every federal prosecutor in the District. We were in the midst of a huge county corruption scandal, and public service was taking a public beating. But Lou Stokes was always there as a shining beacon of integrity, of excellence and most important of all for us, of justice. I will always remember not only his words and wisdom that day, and whenever we spoke, but the incredible example that his entire life set."

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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