Since then, Reno largely stayed out of public life. She ran for governor in 2002, but failed to win the Democratic nomination. Later Years and Death By Parkinson'sĪfter leaving the post in 2001, Reno returned to Florida. “To be vilified for returning a boy to his father is not a pleasant circumstance,” Reno would later say about the criticism she received for her decision. "We have been to great lengths to resolve this case in the least disruptive manner possible," Reno said at a news conference after the raid. Her controversial intervention enraged the Cuban American community in Miami. relatives’ Miami home that would ultimately return the young refugee back to his father in Cuba. Reno became involved in negotiations and when they stalled in April 2000 she ordered a raid on the U.S. The young boy became the center of an international custody fight between his father in Cuba and his relatives in Florida. He was the only survivor of a group of Cuban migrants, including his mother, who died trying to gain entry to the United States.
When we remain silent, they flourish.” Elián GonzalezĪt the latter part of her second term, Reno faced another high-profile crisis when six-year-old Cuban immigrant Elián Gonzalez was found floating on an inner tube off the coast of Fort Lauderdale in 1999.
"Speak out against the hatred, the bigotry and the violence in this land,” Reno said after the Oklahoma City bombing. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City and Ted Kaczynski, who became known as the “Unabomber” for a 17-year domestic terrorist campaign of mailing letter bombs. Reno was also in charge during the Justice Department's prosecution of several high-profile cases including the convictions of Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols for their deadly bombing of the Alfred P. Oklahoma City Bombing Unabomber Ted Kaczynski in the late 1990s was the most publicized policy action of her tenure. The anti-trust suit against Microsoft, Inc. Republicans attacked her handling of the campaign fund-raising scandal linked to the 1996 election, and there were some calls for her to step down. Her readiness to nominate special prosecutors to investigate the president drew fire from the White House, but her political position was unassailable. The buck stops with me." Accomplishments & Controversiesĭespite this controversy, Reno became one of the most respected members of the Clinton administration in its first term, known for launching innovative programs designed to steer non-violent drug offenders away from jail and espousing the rights of criminal defendants. Reno publicly took responsibility for the outcome, saying on television: "I am accountable. Unfortunately, it did not go as planned a fire erupted and more than 70 Davidians (including Koresh and at least 20 children) died during the event. Reno approved the use of tear gas to flush the Branch Davidians from their compound outside of Waco, Texas. Reno was called upon to help resolve the situation.
In early 1993, cult leader David Koresh and his followers, known as the Branch Davidians, ended up in a 51-day standoff with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. attorney general, Reno faced one of her biggest challenges. First Female Attorney General of the United States Waco Siegeĭuring the early days of her tenure as U.S. Reno was thrust into the national spotlight in 1993 when President Bill Clinton appointed her to become the first female U.S. Her cases varied greatly from political corruption to child abuse, which she skillfully handled. She served in that position from 1978 to 1993, developing a reputation as tough, outspoken, unpretentious and liberal. Reno graduated in 1963 and returned to her native Florida.Īfter several years in private practice, Reno ran for county prosecutor for Dade County in the late 1970s. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Cornell University in 1960, she attended Harvard Law School. Janet Reno was born in Miami, Florida on July 21, 1938. She soon became one of the most respected members of the Clinton administration, serving until 2001. Attorney General by President Bill Clinton, becoming the first woman to serve as U.S. Her work in Florida as an attorney and as county prosecutor from 1978 to 1993 established Reno's stern and liberal reputation. After attending Cornell University for her undergraduate degree and Harvard Law School in 1960, Janet Reno worked as an attorney in Florida for several years.
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