Artie McConnell

Artie is an Assistant United States Attorney and the Deputy Chief of the National Security and Cybercrime Section at the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.  In that capacity, he heads the Office’s sanctions and export control program and is the Office liaison for the Department of Justice’s Task Force Kleptocapture and Disruptive Technology Strike Force. He has received two Attorney General Awards during his career as a federal prosecutor. In 2022, Artie received the Attorney General’s John Marshall Award for Trial of Litigation for successfully trying to verdict on a groundbreaking transnational cybercrime case. In 2023, Artie received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service, as well as the U.S. Attorney’s Award for Superior Performance by an Assistant United States Attorney, both in recognition of his sanctions and export control work. He leads and oversees some of the most significant investigations and prosecutions involving transnational fraud, sanctions evasion, cybercrime, and terrorism. Before joining the Department of Justice, Artie served as an Assistant District Attorney at the New York County District Attorney’s Office. He has tried over forty-five cases to verdict during his career as a prosecutor. Artie earned his Juris Doctor from the George Washington University Law School, where he won the award for Excellence in Pretrial and Trial Advocacy. He also holds a Master of Arts in National Security Studies from George Washington University.