Brian Benczkowski, the Trump-appointed head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, is stepping down in early July, ending a two-year tenure in which he embraced corporate enforcement policies seen as benefiting companies.
In a memo to the criminal division staff, Benczkowski said his decision to leave is “my own and has been in the works for some time.” Benczkowski said he told U.S. Attorney General William Barr in late 2019 about his plans to resign in the summer of this year.
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