As Trump returns, Breon Peace, the US lawyer behind Adani's bribery claims

As Trump returns, Breon Peace, the US lawyer behind Adani's bribery claims, will step down.
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Brooklyn  U.S. Attorney Breon Peace  announced his resignation on Jan. 10, ending a  tenure as  a federal prosecutor that  has included high-profile cases such as  the sex trafficking trial of singer  R. Kelly, fraud  charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and the criminal conviction of a  U.S. congressman. .
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Peace, a 53-year-old native of Brooklyn, New York, said in a statement Wednesday  that "it has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as  U.S. Attorney."  He will be replaced as head of the Brooklyn office, known as the Eastern District of New York, by First Assistant  U.S. Attorney Carolyn Pokorny, the  statement said.
He was  nominated by President Joe Biden in 2021 and will  step down before President-elect Donald Trump takes office  on Jan.  20. During his tenure,  Paqja has won several  high-profile cases. In August, former  Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty to  embezzling campaign funds. In October, Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico's  former public security official,  was sentenced to more than 38 years in prison for secretly  protecting El Chapo and the Sinaloa drug cartel. Kelly, a  hip-hop star, was sentenced in 2022 to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking.

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