Mike Nifong - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Mike Nifong net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! Michael Byron Nifong, a North Carolina attorney who was disbarred on September 14, 1950. He was the Durham County district attorney, North Carolina, until he was disbarred, jailed, and then removed from office. This was due to court findings regarding his conduct in the Duke crosse case, specifically his conspiracy with the DNA laboratory director to withhold exculpatory genetic evidence that could have acquitted him. In this article, we will discover how old is Mike Nifong? Who is Mike Nifong dating now & how much money does Mike Nifong have?

Mike Nifong Biography

Mike Nifong is one of the most popular and richest Lawyer who was born on September 14, 1950 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. The News & Observer reported that Nifong did not turn over exculpatory evidence on December 22, 2006. They wrote that District Attorney Mike Nifong had to rely on “scarty evidence” while deflecting serious questions about whether he violated ethics rules or broke the law.

Critics of the district attorney requested that Nifong be investigated, punished and disbarred for his actions in this case. On December 12, 2006, Republican Representative Walter B. Jones of North Carolina’s 3rd district was reported to have sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales asking for an investigation into whether Nifong committed “prosecutorial misconduct” and violated the civil rights of the three suspects in the case; Gonzales stated that his office might investigate how Nifong had handled the case. Critics noted that police were instructed to “Go through Mr. Nifong for any directions as to how to conduct matters in this case.” This was an unusual move for a prosecutor to order.

On October 27, 2006, Nifong said in court that neither he nor his assistants had yet discussed the alleged assault with the accuser, saying they had so far left that aspect of the investigation to the police.

The North Carolina State Bar brought ethics charges against Nifong on December 28, 2006. They alleged that he made public statements that were “prejudicial” to the administration justice and engaged in “conduct consisting of dishonesty fraud deceit or misrepresentation.” Nifong is accused of violating four professional conduct rules. The document, which spans seventeen pages, lists more than 50 statements that he made in public to the media.

Nifong began his career as a per-diem assistant at the Durham County District Attorney’s Office for a year before being hired full-time in 1979. Nifong eventually rose to the rank of chief assistant. Governor Mike Easley appointed Nifong as the successor to Jim Hardin, who was appointed to a Superior Court vacant in 2005. Nifong was officially sworn into office on April 27, 2005. Nifong was elected Durham County District Attorney in the Democratic primary. Nifong won the November 2006 general election by an 833 vote margin.

On December 16, 2006, it was revealed that Nifong and DNA lab director Brian Meehan conspired to withhold exculpatory DNA evidence from the final report submitted to the defense team.

Mike Nifong Net Worth

Mike is one of the richest Lawyer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mike Nifong's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Nifong was born in Wilmington (North Carolina) and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1971 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree of political science. Nifong was a conscientious objector, and he participated in antiwar protests during Vietnam War. Nifong worked as a teacher, social worker and received a J.D. from UNC in 1975. In 1978, he received a law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law. He was elected to the North Carolina Bar.

On December 22, 2006, Nifong dropped the rape charge (while the sexual assault and kidnapping charges were still being pursued) against the three lacrosse players after Mangum changed her story, saying that she was no longer certain whether she was penetrated vaginally by one or more of the men. This was a few days after it was revealed in court that Nifong had withheld evidence from the defense concerning DNA tests. Nifong was strongly criticized for pressing ahead with what appeared to many to be a weak case without any physical evidence. The defense argued that Mangum had given at least a dozen different accounts of the incident, changing the number of attackers from twenty to three, and modifying the methods by which she was assaulted.

In the first weeks of the case, Nifong gave an estimated 50 to 70 interviews. On the day he received his first briefing by police, March 27, 2006, he told the press, “The circumstances of the rape indicated a deep racial motivation for some of the things that were done.” By April 1, he had made 48 statements to the press, including assertions that others present at the party where the alleged assault took place who were covering for the accused players, saying, “I would like to think that somebody who was not in the bathroom has the human decency to call up and say, ‘What am I doing covering up for a bunch of hooligans?'” Initial media reports on the case largely reflected Nifong’s statements and opinions.

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Nifong gave more than 50 interviews, many with the national media, according to his own account and confirmed by the News & Observer. In these interviews, Nifong repeatedly said that he was “confident that a rape occurred”, calling the players “a bunch of hooligans” whose “daddies could buy them expensive lawyers.” From early April 2006, however, Nifong generally refused to talk to the media.

Who is Mike Nifong Dating?

According to our records, Mike Nifong married to Cy Gurney. As of January 13, 2024, Mike Nifong’s is not dating anyone.

In 2006, Nifong pursued rape, sexual assault, and kidnapping charges made by Crystal Mangum, a local black woman who was working as a call girl and stripper, against Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty, and David Evans, three white members of the Duke University men’s lacrosse team. The case attracted national and international media attention. Former New York Times public editor Daniel Okrent wrote, “It [the case] conformed too well to too many preconceived notions of too many in the press: white over black, rich over poor, athletes over non-athletes, men over women, educated over non-educated.”

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On July 18, 2006, defense lawyers charged that Nifong made “unprofessional and discourteous” remarks. During a preliminary hearing, Nifong said, “[Defense] attorneys were almost disappointed that their clients didn’t get indicted so they could be a part of this spectacle here in Durham.” One lawyer asserted that “Nifong’s statement is an insult to the legal profession as a whole and is certainly unwarranted by any facts in this case.” Others saw it as a personal insult. Nifong then went on vacation and could not be reached for further comment.

On October 5, 2007, Evans, Finnerty, and Seligmann filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Nifong engineered a wide-ranging conspiracy to frame the players. Also named in the suit were the lab that handled the DNA work, the city of Durham, the city’s former police chief, the deputy police chief, the two police detectives who handled the case and five other police department employees. The players sought unspecified damages, and wanted to place the Durham Police Department under court supervision for 10 years, claiming the actions of the police department pose “a substantial risk of irreparable injury to other persons in the City of Durham.” According to the suit, Nifong’s sole motive was to win support for his reelection bid; the suit alleges that Nifong told his campaign manager that the case would provide “‘millions of dollars’ in free advertising.” This allegation is confirmed by The New York Times, and by an interview with Nifong’s campaign manager. Nifong asked the state attorney general’s office and the Administrative Office of the Courts to pay his legal fees and help defend him, but both offices refused on the grounds that Nifong’s actions involved “fraud, corruption (and) malice.”

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On September 7, 2007, after having already been disbarred, Nifong reported to the Durham County jail to serve a one-day jail sentence for contempt of court. He was held alone in a cell for his protection.

What happened to Duke lacrosse prosecutor?

Nifong ultimately stepped out of the case when it was revealed he had withheld exculpatory DNA tests on the players, and he was subsequently forced out of office, disbarred, convicted of contempt of court and jailed for a day in 2007.

How much did the Duke lacrosse players settle for?

The three players received $20 million each in a settlement with Duke. The university spent more than $100 million between legal fees, settlement costs, and other expenses to move on from the ignominy and preserve its “brand.”

Where is Michael Nifong?

Nifong is twice married, his second wife is Cy Gurney, regional administrator of North Carolina Guardian ad Litem. He has a daughter from his first marriage and a son with Gurney. He lives in northern Durham County.

Where is Nifong today?

From the Smoking Gun: Disgraced and disbarred, Mike Nifong is now bankrupt. The former North Carolina prosecutor, whose career imploded with his botched handling of the Duke University rape case, today filed for bankruptcy, listing liabilities in excess of $180 million.

What happened to the accuser of the Duke lacrosse team?

In November 2013, she was found guilty of second-degree murder after she stabbed boyfriend Reginald Daye, who died 10 days after. She argued that she acted in self-defense, fearing that Daye would kill her. She was sentenced to 14 to 18 years in prison.

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