Biden to nominate former CCO to lead DOJ’s Criminal Division
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Kyle Brasseur2021-04-12T23:05:00
President Joe Biden will nominate Kenneth Polite as assistant attorney general to lead the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division. Polite previously worked as chief compliance officer at Fortune 500 electric power company Entergy.
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