Prosecutor Named In U.S. Attorney Firing ProbeAttorney General Michael Mukasey has appointed Nora Dannehy, a federal prosecutor from Connecticut as prosecutor in the continued investigation of the removal of nine U.S. attorneys.
The appointment comes at the request of a report released today by the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility.
According to her biography on the Justice Department webpage, Dannehy became an acting U.S. attorney in April of this year. Prior to her appointment, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Connecticut District for 17 years and served as a Professional Responsibility Officer.