Prosecutor in Aipac Case To Leave His Post
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A top prosecutor in the case of two pro-Israel lobbyists charged with illegally obtaining and relaying classified information is leaving his post to take work in the private sector less than two months before the trial in the case is set to begin.
A spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office in Alexandria, Va., confirmed that the prosecutor, Kevin DiGregory, will leave his job at end of this week. He is slated to join Manatt, Phelps & Phlilps, according to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, which first reported the personnel change.
The two former lobbyists for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman, are scheduled to go on trial April 29, though the date has slipped repeatedly. The defense and prosecution teams were in court yesterday for closed-door hearings on the classified information involved in the case.
The prosecutor’s office declined to comment on the implications of Mr. DiGregory’s departure for the closely watched case. He worked closely with another prosecutor, Neil Hammerstrom, who is expected to continue through the trial.
