Senate confirms former CCO Kenneth Polite to lead DOJ’s Criminal Division
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-07-21T18:03:00
The Senate confirmed Kenneth Polite, former chief compliance officer of Fortune 500 electric power company Entergy, as assistant attorney general to lead the Department of Justice’s Criminal Division.
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