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Matthew Colangelo – most recently a senior U.S. Department of Justice official and previously Trump Foundation Investigation He will now serve as senior counsel to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, according to an announcement from the New York Attorney General’s office.
Colangelo will focus on the office’s “most sensitive and high-profile white-collar investigations,” the release said.
He will also focus on the office’s “housing and tenant protection and labor and worker protection cases, policies and strategies,” marking the first time the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office will hold an executive role in those areas.
prague has one ongoing investigation Access to the Trump Organization’s finances.
A special grand jury dedicated to hearing evidence expired in April, though Bragg stressed that the investigation is still ongoing and that his office may present evidence to a future grand jury if it goes in that direction.
“Matthew Colangelo brings a wealth of economic justice experience combined with complex white-collar investigations, the sound judgment and integrity to stand before the powerful and the powerful,” Bragg said in the release. Seek justice when institutions abuse their power.”
“Those who harass tenants, steal wages, endanger workers, or deceive the public should know that the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has never had a stronger, more dedicated team to enforce our laws and hold them accountable.”