Joseph Nocella, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced on Apr. 6 the appointment of Catherine Mirabile as Chief of the Long Island Division and Chief of the Criminal Section within that division. Megan Farrell has also been named Deputy Chief of the Long Island Criminal Section, joining current Deputy Chiefs Justina Geraci and Michael Maffei.
These appointments come as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen leadership in key prosecutorial roles across the district. The U.S. Attorney's Office handles federal crime prosecutions and represents civil matters for Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, Nassau County, and Suffolk County according to its official website.
Mirabile joined the office in 2002 and has served in both civil and criminal divisions, including as Chief of Employment Practice and Acting Deputy Chief in Civil Division before moving into supervisory roles within General Crimes, Public Integrity, and Long Island Criminal Sections. Her experience includes leading major public corruption cases involving a Nassau County Executive; a Suffolk County Conservative Party leader; a former New York City Police Department officer charged with plotting murder-for-hire; and a criminal defense attorney convicted of inheritance fraud. She has also prosecuted significant fraud cases such as one resulting in over $700 million restitution related to healthcare fraud schemes.
Farrell began her tenure at the office in February 2018 after previous work with Clifford Chance US LLP and serving as an Assistant District Attorney at King’s County District Attorney’s Office. She most recently served as Deputy Chief of Human Trafficking and Civil Rights Section (HTCR) where she developed outreach programs on internet safety for middle-school students. Farrell was involved in securing convictions against MS-13 gang members linked to multiple murders on Long Island—including racketeering charges connected to eight murders—and led prosecution teams on sex trafficking cases involving minors.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office maintains offices in Brooklyn and Central Islip per its official website, operates under United States Attorney Breon Peace as noted by the agency, supports community outreach initiatives according to its website, and serves as the designated federal prosecutor's office for this region as stated online.
These new appointments are expected to further support law enforcement priorities throughout eastern New York while maintaining focus on community engagement efforts.
