The DOJ’s Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Units

Haley Bunn is a native West Virginian who earned her undergraduate and law degrees from West Virginia University. After graduating from law school in 2010, Ms. Bunn worked in the litigation department of Steptoe & Johnson, a large regional law firm. At Steptoe, Ms. Bunn actively managed a large case load consisting primarily of elder care defense and general insurance defense. For the past five years, Ms. Bunn has served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of West Virginia and is assigned to the Charleston office. As an AUSA, Ms. Bunn has prosecuted a wide variety of crimes including violent crimes and corruption, but has focused on narcotics cases involving large-scale drug trafficking organizations. In August 2017, Ms. Bunn was chosen to serve on the Attorney General’s Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit.

Andrew Smith is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Kentucky. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. from the College of William and Mary and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University. Before joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Mr. Smith clerked for the Hon. Liam O’Grady in the Eastern District of Virginia, then joined Winston & Strawn’s office in Washington, D.C., where he focused on antitrust, commercial litigation, and white collar criminal defense. As an AUSA, Mr. Smith has prosecuted a variety of crimes, including health care fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, and public corruption offenses. In August 2017, Mr. Smith was designated to serve on the Attorney General’s Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit initiative.