Matthew R. Molsen
Acting United States Attorney // District of Nebraska
Matthew R. Molsen serves as the Acting United States Attorney and is a career prosecutor who began his tenure with the Department of Justice at the United States Attorney’s Office in June 2014. Mr. Molsen has held roles in both the Drug Enforcement Unit and the General Criminal Unit, handling a diverse range of cases. In July 2023, he became the Lincoln Branch Chief and served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney from February 2024 to February 2025.
Before joining the United States Attorney’s Office, Mr. Molsen worked as a Deputy County Attorney at the Hall County Attorney’s Office from March 2004 to April 2014. During the period from April 2008 to June 2014, he also served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Drug Enforcement Unit, focusing on prosecuting cases involving drug trafficking organizations in central Nebraska. He oversaw multiple investigations, including those designated by the Department of Justice as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces.
As the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District of Nebraska, Mr. Molsen is responsible for overseeing all federal criminal prosecutions and civil litigation on behalf of the U.S. Government. The district includes a Branch Office in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mr. Molsen earned his BA in Economics and Finance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2000 and his J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law in 2003.
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