Michael Elston quits DoJ
By Kirstin Ellison
Posted on Mon Jun 18, 2007 at 10:52:46 AM EST
Say bye-bye to another one:
A senior Justice Department official who helped carry out the dismissals of federal prosecutors said Friday he is resigning. Mike Elston, chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, is the fifth Justice official to leave after being linked to the dismissals of the prosecutors.
Elston was accused of threatening at least four of the eight fired U.S. attorneys to keep quiet about their ousters. In a statement Friday, the Justice Department said Elston was leaving voluntarily to take a job with an unnamed Washington-area law firm.
Yeah, this is the guy who called several of the fired US attorneys to pressure them into staying quiet about the circumstances surrounding their departures. I'm surprised he's lasted this long.
Tags: Michael Elston, Justice Department, US Attorneys, Ethics in Government (all tags)
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