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Rachael S. Rollins, who plans to resign from her office in Boston, tried to aid a political ally, lied under oath and violated the Hatch Act, a pair of government watchdog reports found.

The Office of Special Counsel concluded that Rollins violated the Hatch Act, which limits political activities by certain federal employees, in at least two different instances and in doing so "committed an extraordinary abuse of her power as U.S. Attorney."

After she was confirmed as US attorney, by the narrowest possible margins, Rachael Rollins’s worst enemy was herself.

(BOSTON) -- The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts leaked information to help her preferred candidate for the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, district attorney, among other "egregious" violations of DOJ policy, two government watchdogs announced Wednesday. Rachael Rollins, the first African American U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, announced her resignation Tuesday after being informed of the details that would be

Rachael Rollins, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, violated the law and ethics dabbling in Democratic politics, according to a watchdog report.

Two federal agencies on Wednesday released reports on investigations of Massachusetts US Attorney Rachael Rollins.  Ahead of the release of the reports, on Tuesday, Rollins said through her lawyer that she would resign her office by Friday.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) are threatening to ...

Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) -- The U.S. attorney for Massachusetts leaked information to help her preferred candidate for the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, district attorney, among other "egregious" violations of DOJ policy, two government watchdogs announced Wednesday. Rachael Rollins, the first African American U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, announced her resignation Tuesday after being informed of the details that would be included in the Justice De...

After the resignation of US Attorney Rachael Rollins following two explosive reports, the office needs a leader who is above ethical reproach and has no political connections.

U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján, a New Mexico Democrat, introduced a bill that would require Congress to be notified of alleged Hatch Act violations. The Hatch Act regulates partisan political activities for most federal executive branch employees and some state and local employees. “The Hatch Act was signed into law to prevent public officials from […]