U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall Resigns Effective May 15

WWeek:

U.S. Attorney for Oregon Amanda Marshall has submitted her resignation effective May 15.

The state's top federal law enforcement official went on leave in March. Initially, she told U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden's office that her leave was health-related but it quickly emerged that Marshall was under investigation for allegedly stalking her top drug prosecutor, Scott Kerin. That news came as her office launched the biggest investigation of public corruption in decades in Oregon, the probe of influence peddling allegations involving former Gov. John Kitzhaber and former first lady Cylvia Hayes.

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