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Damian Williams Is the First Black U.S. Attorney to Lead the Southern District of New York in Its 232-Year History

Williams will oversee several high-profile cases, including an investigation of former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Jeffrey Epstein friend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

By

Terrell Jermaine Starr

Published

October 7, 2021
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Damian Williams Could Become Manhattan’s First Black U.S. Attorney

Damian Williams, a longtime New York prosecutor who currently heads the Securities and Commodities Task Force in the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York, is now being considered to lead the office. If confirmed, Williams would be the first African American to serve as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney. Senate Majority Leader Chuck…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

March 24, 2021