The latest on law-professor-on-leave Jimmy Gurulé,
who was tracking the money trail of terrorists as undersecretary
of Treasury for enforcement:
After 18 months on the job Gurulé resigned from the Treasury
Department in early February to return to the Law School.
The professor, who had been on a two-year leave of absence,
said his decision was prompted by the creation of the Department
of Homeland Security, which transferred several of his agency
responsibilities to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge. Gurulé
said he considered working for the new department but opted to
return to Notre Dame.
"It wasn't something I found as interesting or as challenging
as the Treasury," he said.
Under Gurulé's leadership, more than $125 million in
financial assets belonging to suspected terrorist financiers was
blocked. For his efforts Gurulé was awarded the Treasury
Medal, one of the department's highest honors.
Gurule is currently writing a book about his experiences at
the department and the role he played in investigating terrorist
financing. He plans to resume teaching in the fall.
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April 2003
