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Justice Department Inquiry Adds Another Departure to Its File
· New York time
Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, abruptly resigned amid questions about a Justice Department inquiry described as a grand conspiracy probe. His departure is another high-profile exit from an inquiry marked by internal disputes. The resignation adds personnel turnover to the public story of an investigation whose internal workings are not fully visible. It does not by itself establish what the inquiry will ultimately find or why any particular dispute arose. Still, changes in senior positions can matter to the management of a major federal investigation, even when the legal work continues. A probe is supposed to collect evidence, but this one has also accumulated a conspicuous list of departures. The staff directory is becoming an increasingly active part of the public record, whether or not it supplies answers to the questions that prompted the inquiry.
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