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I was a prosecutor in Brooklyn in the homicide division and then as a senior assistant district attorney.

I was a federal prosecutor when we exercised powers under the Patriot Act or under the FISA court.

I was a prosecutor for 25 years. I saw so many 15, 16, even 20 year-olds who could not read, had little hope that they would ever find work, faced more challenges than opportunities in life, dropped out of school at some point, and turned to crime.

I'm Dan Gelber. As a federal prosecutor, I helped put away corporate criminals, corrupt politicians and violent gangs.

Once when I was a fugitive, I was working for a law firm in Denver.

I wanted to be in the FBI. I also wanted to be a pie salesman.

I was a trial lawyer when I was elected to Congress.

I was a case officer, otherwise known as an operations officer. My role was to go out and convince Al Qaeda operatives to instead work with us as well as to convince people and officials in foreign governments to work on behalf of the U.S. government secretly.

I went to law school. And I became a prosecutor. I took on a specialty that very few choose to pursue. I prosecuted child abuse and child homicide cases. Cases that were truly gut-wrenching. But standing up for those kids, being their voice for justice was the honor of a lifetime.