Under Pressure to Drop Charges, Career Prosecutors Weighed Stark Options
Lawyers in the Justice Department’s public integrity section came to believe that to save their jobs, one of them would have to sign the official request to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor Eric Adams.
Who is Danielle Sassoon? Top Manhattan prosecutor quits after DOJ orders Adams charges dropped
Danielle Sassoon, a Republican who was interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced her resignation in an email to her staff after being ordered by the Justice Department to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
US prosecutor agrees to seek dismissal of Adams charges under pressure, sources say
A U.S. federal prosecutor agreed on Friday to file a motion to dismiss criminal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams to spare other career staff from potentially being fired for refusing to do so,
Federal prosecutors in N.Y. officially move to dismiss Mayor Eric Adams’ criminal case
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan filed a motion Friday to dismiss New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case, caving to pressure from the Justice Department to drop criminal charges against the mayor.
DOJ Asks Court To Dismiss Corruption Charges Against Eric Adams
The Justice Department formally asked a court Friday to dismiss corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, an expected move after that was fiercely opposed by the federal prosecutors in Manhattan who brought the case.
Adams’s Lead Prosecutor Quits Defiantly: ‘It Was Never Going to Be Me’
Hagan Scotten told Justice Department officials that he would not be party to a political prosecution. He was the latest in a ...
Firing Apolitical Federal Prosecutors Over Politics Hurts Us All
Criminal defense lawyer Gregory Gilchrist says the Jan. 6 prosecutors acted lawfully and that political attacks against them ...
Top DOJ officials, Manhattan federal prosecutor resign after receiving orders to drop Eric Adams case
The former acting New York U.S. attorney said Adams' attorneys had offered "what amounted to a quid pro quo" — helping the ...
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Prosecutor settles into new role in Mahoning County
Since taking office January 6, Lynn Maro says often been putting in 12 and 13-hour days learning the ropes as Mahoning County's new prosecutor.
New prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County is dating her chief of staff
Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith said she has put protections in place to prevent conflicts of interest from arising.
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Former prosecutor denies cover-up in Ahmaud Arbery case during trial
A former district attorney is on trial for allegedly abusing her power to shield the men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, though she ...