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Cole Finegan, the U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, is resigning
Cole Finegan, the U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, will resign at the end of May to return to the private sector. His office announced this on Wednesday.
President Joe Biden nominated Finegan, a former Denver city attorney, as Colorado’s top federal prosecutor in September 2021 and he was sworn in on December 1, 2021.
In a statement, Finegan said he was grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside the “outstanding public servants” in his office.
“Serving the people of Colorado alongside them will always be one of the most important experiences of my life,” Finegan said.
Finegan was a managing partner at the Denver law firm Hogan Lovells before his appointment and plans to return to the private sector, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release. His last day is May 31.
Former federal prosecutor Andrea Surratt said Finegan will be greatly missed at the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“Cole was a giant in Colorado’s legal community before becoming a U.S. attorney and I am confident he will find similar success upon his return to the private sector,” Surratt said in a statement.
Finegan’s tenure included high-profile cases such as Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich and Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph, who murdered his wife on an African safari and defrauded life insurance companies of nearly $5 million.
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