- Robert C. Bonner
Robert C. Bonner (born
January 29 ,1942 ) is an American prosecutor, federal judge, Administrator of theDrug Enforcement Administration and Commissioner ofU.S. Customs and Border Protection .Bonner was born in Wichita,
Kansas . He graduated fromGeorgetown Law School in 1966.From 1984 to 1989, Bonner was the
United States Attorney for the Central District ofCalifornia and a judge of theUnited States District Court for that same district, 1989-1990. As a U.S. Attorney, he worked closely with the Drug Enforcement Administration on two record-breakingmoney laundering cases, Operations Pisces and Polar Cap, and had led the prosecution team against the killers of a DEA special agent. Bonner also served in theU.S. Naval Reserve from 1967 to 1971.On
May 11 ,1990 , PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush nominated Robert C. Bonner to be Administrator of the DEA. He was confirmed by the Senate onJuly 27 ,1990 and sworn in as the DEA's fifth Administrator onAugust 13 ,1990 . Bonner served as Administrator fromAugust 16 ,1990 toOctober 31 ,1993 .In November 1993, just after leaving his post as head of the DEA, Judge Bonner appeared on
60 Minutes and stated that theCIA was involved in drug trafficking. [ [http://www.csun.edu/coms/ben/news/cia/ven/60m.html Untitled ] ]From 1993 to 2001, Bonner was a partner in the
Los Angeles andWashington, D.C. law firmGibson, Dunn & Crutcher , an international law firm. His practice focused on business and white-collar crime matters, complex civil cases, internal corporate investigations, and corporate compliance programs. Among his cases, he represented madameHeidi Fleiss . [ [http://www.tpmmuckraker.com/archives/000893.php TPMmuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Lewis's Legal Dream Team ] ]On
June 24 ,2001 PresidentGeorge W. Bush nominated Bonner as Commissioner of theUnited States Customs Service , later known asU.S. Customs and Border Protection . He announced his resignation from that position on September 28, 2005, having served four years which included the creation of theDepartment of Homeland Security and the transfer of the Customs Service to that department, and retired on November 25, 2005.He is now (again) a partner at
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher . In 2006, he was hired by Representative Jerry Lewis, who has been linked to an investigation being conducted by theU.S. Department of Justice (seeJerry Lewis - Lowery lobbying firm controversy ). On August 12, 2007, he was named by theRudy Giuliani Presidential Committee as a member of the campaign's "Immigration Advisory Board."References
External links
* [http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/history/deahistory_05.htm Robert C. Bonner: Fifth DEA Administrator, DEA History]
* [http://www.gibsondunn.com/insidegdc/whoswho/bio/?contactId=b97f85845ca1282c Biography at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher]
* [http://www.joinrudy2008.com/news/pr/607 Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee Press Release]
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