Update:

According to the Boston Herald, the Department of Justice report concludes U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Rachael Rollins improperly used her position by influencing the Suffolk DA’s race by leaking non-public information and for breaking agency rules by attending a Democratic fundraiser last summer.

Evidently, Rollins attempted to influence the outcome of last year’s Suffolk DA race by leaking information.  The Boston Globe ran pre-primary stories leaked by Rollins, which were damaging to then-candidate Kevin R. Hayden, who was running against City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo.

The report also adds: “We also concluded that Rollins falsely testified under oath during her OIG interview when she denied that she was the federal law enforcement source that provided nonpublic, sensitive DOJ information to the Herald reporter about a possible Hayden criminal investigation.”

According to the report, Rollins attempted to get her First Assistant U.S. Attorney to write a letter suggesting Hayden was under criminal investigation. But He refused.

You can read more details here. 

You can read the full DOJ report here. 

Original Post:

The Associated Press is reporting that Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign after an ethics investigation by the Justice Department regarding her appearance at a political fundraiser in addition to other potential issues.

The Justice Department’s watchdog has not released its report detailing the findings of the investigation.  An attorney for Rollins told The Associated Press that she will be submitting a letter of resignation to President Biden by end of week.

Rollins resigned as Suffolk County DA after she was appointed US Attorney for Massachusetts roughly 16 months ago.

You can read more details here. 

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