DOJ Taps White-Collar Litigation Head Fresh Off Jan. 6 Committee

The Justice Department has appointed Sean Tonolli, a former senior staffer on the House Jan. 6 committee, to lead the criminal fraud section’s litigation team.

The hire, which was posted in an update Monday on the section’s website, brings the white-collar enforcement office a veteran prosecutor and former law firm partner to oversee a unit supporting litigation covering overseas corruption, securities markets, and health-care fraud.

Tonolli spent 16 months as a staffer on the House select panel that probed the attack on the US Capitol, according to his LinkedIn bio. As the committee’s senior investigative counsel, he spearheaded ...