Background
Lichtblau was born in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from Cornell University in 1987 with majors in government and English.
Lichtblau was born in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from Cornell University in 1987 with majors in government and English.
Bachelor in English, Cornell University, 1987.
After college, Lichtblau did stints on the Los Angeles Times investigative team in Los Angeles and covered various law enforcement beats. Lichtblau worked at the Los Angeles Times for 15 years, where he covered the Justice Department in their Washington bureau between 1999 and 2000. He joined The New York Times in September 2002 as a correspondent covering the Justice Department.