A top prosecutor overseeing criminal cases at the US Attorney’s office in Washington, D.C., is leaving following a dispute over a requested investigation into a Biden-era government contract award, emails obtained by Bloomberg Law show.
In a letter on Tuesday to interim US Attorney Ed Martin tendering her resignation, Criminal Division chief Denise Cheung described a disagreement between the two in drafting a so-called “freeze letter” to a bank to seize certain assets. This letter was part of an inquiry into whether a federal agency had illegally awarded a contract. The bank and the agency weren’t identified.
Cheung said she ...