DISTRICT OF ARIZONA, ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY ANNOUNCED

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Jan. 17, 2017. It is reproduced in full below.

PHOENIX - Elizabeth A. Strange, the current First Assistant United States Attorney, has been named as Acting United States Attorney for the District of Arizona effective upon the announced resignation of United States Attorney John S. Leonardo, on Jan. 20, 2017. Ms. Strange will maintain that position pending the appointment of a new United States Attorney by the new administration.

RELEASE NUMBER: 2017-003_USA_Acting

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys