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New reports accuse outgoing U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins of attempting to sway last year's Suffolk County District Attorney race.

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

The Justice Department inspector general and the US Office of Special Counsel released investigative reports Wednesday morning. Read them here.

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins improperly used her position at the Justice Department to try to i...

“We found Rollins’s conduct described throughout this report violated federal regulations, numerous DOJ policies, her Ethics Agreement, and applicable law, and fell far short of the standards of professionalism and judgment that the Department should expect of any employee, much less a U.S. Attorney,” the inspector general’s report said.

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins violated the federal Hatch Act, which limits political activities of federal employees, in an "an extraordinary breach of public...

Rachael Rollins “committed an extraordinary abuse of her power,” according to one of the federal watchdog reports.

Rachael Rollins, who is resigning, is accused of leaking DOJ information to help a political ally.

U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins "committed an extraordinary abuse of her power" when she violated the Hatch Act, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel wrote to President Biden on Wednesday, as the agency called the violations "among the most egregious transgressions of the Act that OSC has ever investigated."

The top federal prosecutor in Mass., who has announced her resignation, tried to influence the outcome of a race for Boston’s district attorney.