John R. Kroger Attorney General Oregon Department of Justice, Salem John R. Kroger, Attorney General, Oregon Department of Justice, Salem. Mr. Kroger was elected as Attorney General of Oregon in November 2008. He has devoted his entire life to public service as a United States Marine, federal prosecutor, public policy expert, and teacher. As a federal criminal prosecutor, Mr. Kroger won major cases against mafia killers, drug kingpins, and corrupt government officials. He helped prosecute crooked Enron executives and served on the emergency response team to the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. In recognition of his work, he won awards and commendations from the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the State Department. In 1999, Mr. Kroger received the Director’s Award for Outstanding Performance as an Assistant United States Attorney from Attorney General Janet Reno for convicting two mafia captains for committing multiple murders. He wrote about his experiences as a prosecutor in his book Convictions, published in 2008. (11/09)