US Attorney Rachael Rollins faces ethics inquiry and resignation amidst controversy.

Two federal reports accuse U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins of attempting to sway last year’s Suffolk County District Attorney race by acting as a “de facto campaign advisor” to one candidate and leaking sensitive information about another. Rollins is accused of leaking information and attempting to create the impression that then-Interim Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden was or would be investigated for public corruption. The Office of Special Counsel concluded that Rollins’s actions during the election constituted a violation of the Hatch Act, which limits certain political activities by federal employees.