Mike Nifong
Mike Nifong | |
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| North Carolina District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 14 | |
| In office April 27, 2005 – June 21, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Hardin |
| Succeeded by | Jim Hardin (acting) |
| Constituency | Durham County, North Carolina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Byron Nifong September 14, 1950 Wilmington, North Carolina, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Cy Gurney |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Residence | Durham County, North Carolina |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Carolina School of Law |
| Known for | Misconduct against falsely accused players in the Duke lacrosse case |
Michael Byron Nifong (born September 14, 1950) is a disbarred American prosecutor who formerly served as the Durham County District Attorney. He was removed from this position, disbarred, and jailed following court findings concerning his conduct in the Duke lacrosse case, primarily his conspiring with the DNA lab director to withhold exculpatory DNA evidence that could have acquitted the defendants.