The United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced his resignation today, effective at 11:59 p.m., January 5, 2021. Mr. Carpenito made the following statement regarding his departure and tenure in office:
"Serving as the United States Attorney has been the greatest professional honor of my lifetime. It’s a dream for any line AUSA to eventually lead the office that they love. Over the past three years, we have been through a lot – the longest shutdown in government history, a global pandemic, and two tragic acts of violent extremism that led to the loss of precious lives.
Through it all, we protected the great traditions of this office, the Department of Justice and the state that we all love and serve. For that, I am forever grateful.
I would also like to thank Attorney General Jefferson B. Sessions for appointing me United States Attorney in January 2018 and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for voting me into my position in April 2018. Being chosen by this Court to be the United States Attorney has been particularly gratifying.”