Michael Byron Nifong (born September 14, 1950) is a disbarred American prosecutor who formerly served as the Durham County District Attorney.

Jun 3, 2022 · Who is Mike Nifong? Mike Nifong was part of the prosecution team of Durham County district attorney Jim Hardin during the Michael Peterson trial as assistant DA. In 2005, when Jim Hardin got appointed to Superior Court, Nifong was appointed as Durham County DA to fulfill the term of his predecessor.

Aug 31, 2007 · A judge has sentenced disgraced prosecutor Mike Nifong to one day in jail for lying to a judge while pursuing the Duke lacrosse rape case.

Apr 6, 2007 · Mike Nifong, the Durham, N.C., prosecutor accused of ethics violations in his handling of the Duke lacrosse case, would probably do things differently if the allegations of rape and kidnapping...

It ended a little more than a year later with the exoneration of three players, who had been indicted, and the disbarment and resignation of Durham County Dis-trict Attorney Michael Nifong, who had pressed the baseless case forward with reckless abandon.

Jun 16, 2007 · Choking back tears on the witness stand, Durham, N.C., District Attorney Mike Nifong announced his resignation Friday after testifying about missteps he made in the Duke lacrosse rape case.

Feb 10, 2009 · RALEIGH, N.C., June 16, 2007 -- Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong has been disbarred after being found guilty of a battery of ethics violations for his handling of the Duke Lacrosse investigation, a North Carolina Bar …

Aug 30, 2016 · Former Durham County, N.C., District Attorney Mike Nifong, center, is surrounded by supporters as they walk him to the Durham County Judicial Building in September 2007 to serve 24 hours in jail...

Jun 17, 2007 · One of the most serious ethics violations Nifong was found to have committed involved his failure to turn over DNA test results that identified genetic material...

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,...