Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
Source: NBC News
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Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
Only a fraction of the Public Integrity Section's employees -- roughly a half-dozen -- will remain in an office that had dozens of employees and oversaw cases nationwide.
——— Attorney General Pam Bondi at a news conference at the Justice Department on Feb. 12. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images
March 11, 2025, 6:36 PM EDT
By Ryan J. Reilly, Sarah Fitzpatrick and David Rohde
The Trump administration is slashing the size of the Justice Department's unit that oversees prosecutions of public officials accused of corruption, three sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told NBC News.
Only a small fraction of the section's employees -- roughly a half-dozen -- will remain in an office that, until recently, oversaw all federal public corruption cases nationwide and housed dozens of employees, two sources said. … Prosecutors in the Washington-based unit, the Public Integrity Section, are being told to take details to other positions within the department.
The Public Integrity Section will now be a non-litigation section and no longer directly handle investigations and prosecutions, two sources said. Its current cases will be reassigned to U.S. attorney's offices around the country.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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