Nora Dannehy
Nora Dannehy | |
|---|---|
| United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office April 4, 2008 – May 10, 2010 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Succeeded by | David B. Fein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1961 |
Nora Riordan Dannehy (born March 13, 1961) is an American attorney. She was appointed Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut on April 4, 2008. She is the first woman to hold the office, which was established in 1789.
Legal career
Dannehy received her B.A. from Wellesley College in 1983 and her J.D.[1] degree from Harvard Law School in 1986. She joined the United States Department of Justice in 1991. Prior to her appointment, she had served as Professional Officer for the District of Connecticut.[2]
Dannehy prosecuted political corruption in Connecticut and won convictions of former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland and former state Treasurer Paul Silvester.[3]
On September 29, 2008, Dannehy was appointed by United States Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey to continue an investigation into the George W. Bush administration's dismissals of nine federal prosecutors in 2006. Her role was to determine if anyone should be prosecuted following the investigation by the Inspector General and Office of Professional Responsibility of the Department of Justice, which had concluded that political pressure drove the dismissals of at least three of the federal prosecutors in 2006.[4] Her investigation concluded that "Evidence did not demonstrate that any prosecutable criminal offense was committed with regard to the removal of David Iglesias," "The investigative team also determined that the evidence did not warrant expanding the scope of the investigation beyond the removal of Iglesias," and that "there was insufficient evidence to charge someone with lying to Congress or investigators." [5][6]
On December 10, 2010, Dannehy was named by Connecticut Attorney General elect George Jepsen to the post of Deputy Attorney General of the state.[7]
On March 18, 2019, Dannehy returned to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Connecticut, as Counsel to John H. Durham.[8] She worked with Durham on an inquiry into the origins of the FBI investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections.[9] She resigned from the Justice Department on September 10, 2020.[10][11][6]
References
- ^ https://www.martindale.com/attorney/nora-riordan-dannehy-323168/
- ^ "United States Attorney's Office, District of Connecticut: Profile of Nora Dannehy". Archived from the original on February 1, 2008.
- ^ "Prosecutor who brought down Connecticut pols is put in charge". Star Tribune. September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ Prosecutor Is Named in Dismissal of Attorneys, New York Times, September 29, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
- ^ "Justice Dept. Opts Not to File Charges for Bush-Era U.S. Attorney Firings". Fox News.
- ^ a b Gerstein, Josh. "Durham aide quits amid pressure on Russiagate probe". POLITICO.
- ^ "Jepsen names federal prosecutor deputy Conn. AG". www.newsday.com. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ^ "Nora R. Dannehy Returns to U.S. Attorney's Office". www.justice.gov. 2019-03-18. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ Benner, Katie; Goldman, Adam (2019-10-24). "Justice Dept. Is Said to Open Criminal Inquiry Into Its Own Russia Investigation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ Mahony, Edmund H. "Nora Dannehy, Connecticut prosecutor who was top aide to John Durham's Trump-Russia investigation, resigns amid concern about pressure from Attorney General William Barr". courant.com.
- ^ "Top John Durham Aide Resigns Out of Concern Barr Is Pressuring Team for Results Before Election: Report".