A high-ranking New York federal prosecutor signaled that white-collar enforcement would ramp up after a slower year but also said the Justice Department’s focus is shifting.
“If you have fewer people, you can bring fewer cases,” said Alixandra Smith, chief of the criminal division for the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, citing a hiring freeze and the government shutdown as factors that affected the office’s “output.”
“This year was a bit of a reset. We’ve now hired a bunch of new people. We’re getting in the door, and we continue to prioritize white-collar enforcement. We ...
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