Top US Prosecutor in Boston Lied, Leaked to Help Ally, DOJ Says

May 17, 2023, 6:41 PM UTC

Rachael Rollins, the US attorney for Massachusetts, repeatedly leaked “derogatory information” to damage a political candidate by suggesting he was under investigation, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said.

In a sweeping, 155-page report that goes beyond inappropriate appearances at political events, the department’s Office of the Inspector General said Rollins falsely testified under oath and violated a number of other federal rules and DOJ standards.

Rachael Rollins
Photographer: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

“We found Rollins’s conduct described throughout this report violated federal regulations, numerous DOJ policies, her ethics agreement, and applicable law, and fell far short of the standards of professionalism and ...

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