Nora Dannehy appointed Special Prosecutor by Mukasey.

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Nora R. Dannehy
Acting United States Attorney
District of Connecticut


On April 4, 2008, Nora R. Dannehy became Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut upon the resignation of United States Attorney Kevin J. O’Connor, who currently serves as Associate Attorney General of the United States. Ms. Dannehy has been an Assistant United States Attorney in the Office for 17 years, most recently serving as Deputy United States Attorney.

The United States Attorney’s Office is charged with enforcing federal criminal laws in Connecticut, and with representing the federal government in civil litigation in the District. As Acting United States Attorney, Ms. Dannehy supervises a staff of approximately 60 Assistant United States Attorneys and approximately 50 staff members at offices in New Haven, Hartford and Bridgeport.

As an Assistant United State Attorney, Ms. Dannehy specialized in the prosecution of complex white collar and public corruption cases. She also served as the Professional Responsibility Officer for the District.

Prior to her service with the Department of Justice, Ms. Dannehy was an associate with the law firm of Day, Berry & Howard from 1988 to 1991. From 1986 to 1988, Ms. Dannehy served as a law clerk to Senior United States District Judge T. Emmet Clarie.

Ms. Dannehy graduated from Harvard Law School in 1986 and from Wellesley College in 1983.

Ms. Dannehy is the 49th United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and the first woman to hold the position in the history of the Office, which was established in 1789.


http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/ct/usattorney.html

At the urging of the investigators, who said they did not have enough evidence to justify recommending criminal charges in the case, Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey appointed the Acting United States Attorney in Connecticut, Nora Dannehy, to continue the inquiry and determine whether anyone should be prosecuted.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/30/washington/30attorney.html?em

I wonder what she's really like? Will she be FAIR and non-partisan?

[mckara]

1. I Don't Trust Anyone with an (R) by Their Name

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[kansasblue]

2. very little on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nora_R._Dannehy


Nora R. Dannehy Acting United States Attorney District of Connecticut

On April 4, 2008, Nora R. Dannehy became Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut upon the resignation of United States Attorney Kevin J. O’Connor, who currently serves as Associate Attorney General of the United States. Ms. Dannehy has been an Assistant United States Attorney in the Office for 17 years, most recently serving as Deputy United States Attorney

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3. If you google her name, she does appear to have past experience with

corrupt politicians. Check this.

Attorneys say Dannehy good fit for investigation
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN – 2 days ago

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy has taken on Connecticut's most powerful politicians, sending a governor, a state treasurer and others to prison for corruption.

Now the nation's top law enforcement official wants her to pursue possible criminal charges against Republicans involved in the firings of nine U.S. attorneys.

Colleagues and adversaries say she's up to the task.

"No one will outwork her. No one is going to be smarter than her," said Mike Clark, a retired FBI agent who investigated former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland. "No one will conduct the investigation with more integrity than her."

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5QkFOsjTS4g9TevDTqLm_wvNJYgD93GJ72G4