Jimmy Gurulé was sworn in as Under
Secretary for Enforcement by Treasury Secretary
Paul O'Neill on August 7, 2001. The U.S. Senate
voted unanimously to confirm Mr. Gurulé on
Friday, August 3rd.
As Under Secretary for Enforcement, Mr.
Gurulé provides oversight, policy guidance,
and support to the Treasury law enforcement
components: the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and
Firearms; the U.S. Customs Service; the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center; the Financial Crimes
Enforcement Network; the U.S. Secret Service; the
Executive Office for Asset Forefeiture; and the
Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Mr. Gurulé also provides enforcement
policy guidance to the Internal Revenue Service's
Criminal Investigation.
A member of the Utah Bar since 1980, Mr.
Gurulé brings a wealth of law enforcement
experience to the Treasury Department. Mr.
Gurulé began his career as a trial attorney
with the Department of Justice in Washington D.C.
He has subsequently held the following positions:
Deputy County Attorney in the Salt Lake City
Attorney's Office; Assistant U.S. Attorney and
Deputy Chief of the Major Narcotics Section of the
Los Angeles branch of the U.S. Attorney's Office;
and Assistant Attorney General with the Department
of Justice's Office of Justice Programs in
Washington D.C. Prior to joining the Treasury
Department, Mr. Gurulé taught criminal law
and complex criminal litigation at Notre Dame Law
School.
Mr. Gurulé was recognized for his
contribution to law enforcement when he received
the Attorney General's Distinguished Service Award
and the Drug Enforcement Administration's highest
award, the Administrator's Award. The Department of
Justice honored him in 1991 with the prestigious
Edmund J. Randolph Award, and again in 1992 with
the Award for Excellence in Management. In
addition, Mr. Gurulé is a prominent member
of the Hispanic Legal Community.
Mr. Gurulé graduated from the University
of Utah in 1974 and received his law degree from
the University of Utah College of Law in 1980.
