2025 Investigative Summary 9

Investigation of Alleged Lack of Candor and Failure to Follow Office Procedures

An Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) notified OPR that a district court judge had questioned the AUSA’s candor based on statements the AUSA made to the court concerning the cause for delay in producing the government’s expert disclosures.  Based on the results of its investigation, OPR concluded that the AUSA misled the court about the timing of the government’s requests for expert analysis and the reasons for the delay in producing its expert reports and thereby committed professional misconduct in violation of the AUSA’s general duty of candor to the court.  OPR also determined that the AUSA exercised poor judgment in failing to follow her office’s expert disclosure protocol.  OPR referred its findings to the Professional Misconduct Review Unit.