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Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Attorney General Pam Bondi appoints Erin Creegan as interim US attorney for New Hampshire
Creegan is taking over for Jay McCormack, who had been serving as acting US attorney since Jane E. Young, a 2022 appointee of President Joe Biden, Get N.H. Morning Report A weekday newsletter delivering the N.H. news you need to know right to your inbox. Enter Email Sign Up McCormack announced on Advertisement 'After more than 15 years in public service, it's time for my next chapter,' McCormack said, without disclosing his next move. A spokesperson for the US attorney's office said McCormack left to pursue a new role in private practice. Advertisement As the interim US attorney, Creegan is tasked with supervising federal criminal prosecutions and serving as the federal government's attorney in civil litigation in New Hampshire. Her office includes about 54 prosecutors, civil litigators, and other staffers. Creegan previously worked as a DOJ prosecutor, including as an associate deputy attorney general and a prosecutor in the counterterrorism section in Washington, D.C., according to the announcement. Creegan had been representing the New Hampshire Judicial Branch in the high-profile criminal prosecution of a state Supreme Court justice, but she Her prior work experience also includes stints as a legal adviser in the US Department of State during President Trump's first term and as chief crime counsel for the Republican Creegan earned a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and a juris doctor from the George Washington University Law School. Steven Porter can be reached at
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Yahoo
Venezuelan man tackled by federal agents in courthouse arrest
STORY: :: New Hampshire Judicial Branch :: Video shows federal agents arresting a Venezuelan man at a New Hampshire courthouse :: The man was at the court for a misdemeanor arraignment, the Boston Globe says :: February 20, 2025 :: Nashua, New Hampshire Surveillance video provided by the New Hampshire Judicial Branch to Reuters showed a man wearing a sweatshirt bearing the letters "ATF" tapping Arnuel Marquez Colmenarez on the shoulder as he prepared to exit an elevator. ATF stands for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Marquez Colmenarez then turned to face the man, before turning around again to leave the elevator, the footage showed. The man in the ATF sweatshirt and another agent then attempted to grab Marquez Colmenarez, and chased him into a lobby, the footage showed. An older man walking with a cane fell to the ground as the two agents tackled Marquez Colmenarez while arresting him, the video showed. The ATF did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Marquez Colmenarez could not be reached for comment. President Donald Trump has enlisted thousands of federal law enforcement officials from multiple agencies to take on new work as immigration enforcers.
