Criminal Division head Kenneth Polite to leave DOJ
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Kyle Brasseur2023-07-18T19:43:00
The head of the Criminal Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ) is set to depart the agency after a tenure highlighted by multiple policy changes intended to empower corporate chief compliance officers.
Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite Jr. will step down by the end of the month, a spokesman for the DOJ confirmed. Multiple media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, reported the impending departure of Polite for a planned return to a legal career.
Polite formerly worked at Morgan Lewis prior to joining the DOJ in 2021.
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