Justice Department Fires Maurene Comey, Lead Prosecutor in High-Profile Cases
Justice Department Fires Maurene Comey, Lead Prosecutor in High-Profile Cases
Maurene Comey, a high-profile Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) who recently led the prosecution against Sean “Diddy” Combs, was fired by the Justice Department on Wednesday, sources confirmed to ABC News.
Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, had a distinguished career, securing a conviction against Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, and successfully prosecuting multiple gang members. Her dismissal comes shortly after the split verdict in the Combs trial earlier this month, where the music mogul was convicted of a prostitution-related charge but acquitted of more serious offenses.
The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan have so far declined to comment on the abrupt firing. This development marks the latest in a series of significant shake-ups within the SDNY office, following recent departures of top prosecutors including Matthew Podolsky and Danielle Sassoon.
Sources indicated that former President Donald Trump had previously expressed private displeasure about a Comey serving in his administration, adding a political dimension to the firing.
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