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The United States Trustee Program is a component of the United States Department of Justice that is responsible for overseeing the administration of bankruptcy cases and private trustees.[1] The applicable federal law is found at 28 U.S.C. § 586 and 11 U.S.C. § 101, et seq.
In addition to the 21 United States Trustees, the program is administered by the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees (EOUST), located in Washington, D.C., and 95 field offices. The United States Trustee is the federal official charged with enforcing civil bankruptcy laws in the United States.
- ^ "U.S. Trustee Program". Justice.gov. U.S. Department of Justice. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Department of Justice.
