Maurene Comey, longtime prosecutor and the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, was fired from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York on Wednesday.
Comey had been involved in the prosecutions of Sean “Diddy” Combs, convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, and his trafficking associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
She had worked at the prosecutor’s office for nearly a decade.
The reason for her termination was not immediately clear, according to a Politico report, and she did not respond to requests for a comment.
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Comey’s title at the department was senior trial counsel. She had worked at the prosecutor’s office for nearly a decade.
Politico said her termination was confirmed by two people who were granted anonymity.
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