Rachael Rollins resigns as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts in wake of scathing DOJ reports [+see letter]

The whirlwind week has ended with a thud for Rachael Rollins.The once-rising star of the progressive ranks has resigned as U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts after being scorched in two separate federal reports, according to a statement from her former office.The feds go on to say that First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy has assumed the role of Acting U.S. Attorney, “in accordance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.”Levy, according to the statement, became First Assistant in January of last year following 25 years of legal experience, including previous experience in the U.S. Attorney’s office when he served as a prosecutor in the Criminal Division’s Economic Crimes Unit office from 1997 to 2004.“There, he prosecuted a wide range of white-collar crimes including health care fraud, securities and investor fraud, terrorism financing and environmental crimes,” according to the statement.The optics of the office were already changing before the resignation had been submitted, as R...