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Justice Dept. Names New
Prosecutors, Forcing Some Out
By David
Johnston
The New York Times
Wednesday 17
January 2007
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Washington - The Justice Department is removing several United States attorneys from their jobs, among them Carol C. Lam, the top federal prosecutor in San Diego, who led the corruption prosecution of former Representative Randy Cunningham.
Justice Department officials said Tuesday that Ms. Lam's dismissal had nothing to do with the prosecution of Mr. Cunningham, Republican of California, but was based on her overall record in prosecuting firearms violations and crimes along the California border with Mexico.
But Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, said that Ms. Lam and Kevin V. Ryan, the United States attorney from San Francisco, among others, were being pushed out "without cause." Mr. Ryan's office has been investigating the backdating of stock options granted to corporate executives.
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