Matthew Bogdanos
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Colonel Matthew Bogdanos is an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan (since 1988), author, boxer, and a retired colonel in the United States Marine Corps.[3][4] Following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Bogdanos deployed to Afghanistan where he was awarded a Bronze Star for actions against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. In 2003, while on active duty in the Marine Corps, he led an investigation into the looting of Iraq's National Museum, and was subsequently awarded the National Humanities Medal for his efforts. Returning to the District Attorney’s Office in 2010, he created and still heads the Antiquities Trafficking Unit, “the only one of its kind in the world.” He had previously gained national attention for the prosecution of Sean Combs, who was acquitted of weapons and bribery charges in a 2001 trial stemming from a 1999 nightclub shootout.[5]
Matthew Bogdanos | |
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Nickname(s) | "pit bull"[1] |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1980–88, 2001–05, 2009–10 (active) 1988–2001, 2006–08 (reserve) |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Operation Desert Storm Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Iraqi Freedom |
Awards | Bronze Star[2] National Humanities Medal |
Other work | Assistant D.A., author, boxer |