Federal prosecutor overseeing Rudy Giuliani probe stepping down
Source: CNN
Federal prosecutor overseeing Rudy Giuliani probe stepping down
By Erica Orden, CNN
Updated 7:09 PM ET, Wed May 12, 2021
(CNN) -- The chief of the public corruption unit at the Manhattan US Attorney's office, which is handling the criminal investigation of Rudy Giuliani, is stepping down at the end of the week to return to private practice, a person familiar with the matter tells CNN.
Edward Diskant, who has been a prosecutor at the office for nine years, is set to be replaced as public corruption chief by Rebekah Donaleski, one of the prosecutors who has been leading the Giuliani investigation, the person said.
A spokesman for the US Attorney's office declined to comment.
Under Diskant's watch, the public corruption unit has pursued some of the office's highest-profile investigations and prosecutions, including the case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein; the prosecution of Giuliani associates Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman; and the indictment of Steve Bannon, who was subsequently pardoned by former President Donald Trump.
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SDNY's public corruption unit is now expected to be led by Rebekah Donaleski, one of the prosecutors who has been leading the Giuliani investigation, per person familiar:
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bamagal62
(3,256 posts)a kennedy
(29,655 posts)Budi
(15,325 posts)The sun is setting & the walls close in on Rudy ....
bluestarone
(16,926 posts)Anybody got any good vibes?
bucolic_frolic
(43,146 posts)JI7
(89,248 posts)Am I reading that correctly ? If so, then sounds good to me.
Scruffy1
(3,256 posts)Any of these highly experienced prosecutors are worth a whole lot of bucks on the job market. I am just amazed that any of them stay.