DOJ Push to Investigate Renee Good’s Widow Sparks Mass Resignation |
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A push by the Department of Justice to open an investigation into the widow of Renee Nicole Good after her tragic killing at the hands of a federal immigration officer has sparked a mass resignation of federal prosecutors in Minnesota, reports say.
According to reports, at least a dozen federal prosecutors across Washington and Minnesota have indicated their plans to resign. This includes six federal prosecutors in the state who left their jobs on Tuesday, and another six top prosecutors in the criminal section of the Justice Department in D.C..
Among those resigning was the second in command at the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota, Joseph H. Thompson, The New York Times reported, citing three sources familiar.
The group........