Mike Nifong
Date of Birth : Sep 14, 1950
Michael Byron "Mike" Nifong is a former North Carolina attorney. He was the district attorney for Durham County, North Carolina but was removed, disbarred and jailed following court findings concerning his conduct in the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case. Several criminal justice bills passed by the North Carolina legislature later that same year are believed to have been brought about by Nifong's actions in the Duke lacrosse case.