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About Aine Ahmed

After graduating with a bachelor of arts from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Aine Ahmed attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to obtain a master of public affairs and the West Virginia University College of Law to acquire a juris doctor. Over the course of a career in law that has spanned 23 years, Aine Ahmed has completed extensive professional training through both the US Army and the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Following a brief period as an assistant district attorney in Goldsboro, North Carolina, early in his legal career, Aine Ahmed began practicing through the federal government, first as a counsel with the US Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and then in various legal positions in the Army JAG Corps. While serving in Iraq, his duties included defending soldiers during courts martial. Afterward, Mr. Ahmed became an Assistant US Attorney (AUSA) for the Eastern District of Washington in Spokane, where he served for some 14 years until assuming a similar post in the Northern District of Florida. His DOJ work has seen Mr. Ahmed prosecute a variety of federal felony cases, including those involving firearm and drug offenses, as well as money laundering, tax fraud, and civil rights violations.