Tag: Lanny Breuer
Posted on Thu Jan 24, 2013 at 07:05:35 PM EST
Tags: Lanny Breuer, DOJ (all tags)
DOJ's Criminal Division Chief Lanny Breuer is reportedly stepping down although no formal announcement or departure date has been released. Main Justice writes:
Coincidentally, Breuer’s impending departure comes after “Frontline” broadcast a harshly critical report Tuesday night. The PBS program, entitled “The Untouchables,” was full of assertions that under Breuer the DOJ went after small fish in the mortgage-market abuses that nearly paralyzed the country’s financial system, while the big fish swam free.
If you missed The Untouchables, check it out here. The transcript is here. [More...]
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Posted on Sun Jan 25, 2009 at 09:35:00 AM EST
Tags: DOJ, Lanny Breuer (all tags)
President Barack Obama has named four chiefs of the Justice Department.
- David Kris is assistant AG for national security.
- Tony West is assistant AG for the Justice Department’s civil division.
- Lanny Breuer is assistant AG for Justice’s criminal division.
- Christine Varney is assistant AG for the antitrust division.
It's the criminal division, responsible for prosecuting crimes in our federal courts, that I'm interested in.
Breuer is a partner at the Washington law firm Covington and Burling, where attorney general-nominee Eric Holder also served as partner. He was special counsel to President Clinton and defended Clinton during his impeachment. New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens also hired Breuer last year to represent him during Congress’ investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in professional baseball.
White Collar Crime Blog has this to say about Breuer: [More...]
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