Showing posts with label resignation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label resignation. Show all posts

Thursday, May 18, 2023

U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts to Resign Amid Ethics Inquiry; The New York Times, May 16, 2023

 Glenn Thrush, The New York Times; U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts to Resign Amid Ethics Inquiry

"The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, Rachael S. Rollins, announced on Tuesday that she planned to resign, a day before a Justice Department watchdog was expected to release results of an inquiry into her conduct in office, including an appearance at a Democratic fund-raiser.

Ms. Rollins, 52, who was confirmed by the Senate in December 2021 after a bitter fight in which Vice President Harris cast the tiebreaking vote, will submit her resignation to the White House on Friday, her lawyer said."

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Ethics court fines Former Justice Eakin $50K for lewd emails; Associated Press via abc27.com, 3/24/16

Mark Scolforo, Associated Press via abc27.com; Ethics court fines Former Justice Eakin $50K for lewd emails:
"Pennsylvania’s judicial ethics court is fining a former state Supreme Court justice $50,000 a week after he resigned for his role in a sweeping scandal over lewd and objectionable emails exchanged in the state’s law enforcement circles.
The court said Thursday that former Justice Michael Eakin jeopardized the judiciary’s reputation by trading emails containing “imagery of sexism, racism, and bigotry.”...
The court notes Eakin’s behavior wasn’t criminal and the punishment would have been more severe if he hadn’t resigned and accepted responsibility."