By JO INGLES The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio has submitted his resignation. David DeVillers is one of 56 U.S. Attorneys appointed by former President Trump asked to resign by the Biden administration’s Department of Justice.
DeVillers said in a written statement that he had hoped to stay on as U.S. Attorney until his successor was appointed. He urged the next U.S. Attorney to be just, apolitical, aggressive and impactful.
“It is with a heavy heart that I announced my resignation,” DeVillers wrote. “I have been a prosecutor for my entire career, and it was my wish to remain a prosecutor until the end of my career, but that is not to be.”
Nearly 20 elected officials from former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s heavily-Republican district asked fellow GOP House Speaker Bob Cupp to immediately remove Householder from his seat, cleveland.com reported Wednesday.
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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio David DeVillers announces charges being brought against Cincinnati City Council Member Jeff Pastor on Nov. 10, 2020 at the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Cincinnati.
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CINCINNATI â The U.S. attorney who made headlines last year for bringing federal corruption charges against three sitting members of Cincinnati City Council announced Tuesday he would resign at the end of the month.
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