U.S. Attorney of Massachusetts talks about big cases, stepping down

Boston U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy announced this week that he is stepping down , effective Friday, January 17.

It’s not a complete surprise, as president-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate his own choice for U.S. Attorney in Boston.

But before he steps aside, Levy held a round table at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston, where he talked about some of the biggest cases in the area in recent years.

As Boston U.S. Attorney for nearly two years, Joshua Levy oversaw prosecutions including the arrest of former Stoughton Police Officer Matthew Farwell for the death of 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore, the arrest of Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson for allegedly running a kickback scheme at city hall, and the arrest of four Massachusetts State Police troopers who allegedly sold commercial drivers licenses to people who were not qualified.

Levy would not comment on his office’s investigation of the Norfolk County DA’s handling of the Karen Read case .

Last month, President Biden commuted the death sentences of nearly forty federal death row inmates.

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