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The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York is leaving the Brooklyn office for a new role in the Department of Justice.

U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue informed his staff Thursday that he will be the new principal associate deputy attorney general, a spokesman for the office confirmed. His announcement did not mention a successor, according to the spokesman.

In that role, Donoghue will be the top deputy to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen.