Fantastic news.
Mark is a great guy and will be a wonderful U.S. Attorney.
Lots of speculation and chatter in the bar about how he will shake up the office and what measures he will take to change the culture over there.
The Herald covers the confirmation here:
Markenzy Lapointe was confirmed by the United States Senate Tuesday night as the U.S. attorney for South Florida, making him the first Haitian-American lawyer to serve in the region’s most powerful federal law enforcement position. Lapointe, a former U.S. Marine and ex-federal prosecutor who was raised in Haiti and Miami, was nominated in September by President Joe Biden to fill the position, which is responsible for directing about 250 prosecutors in a district extending from Key West to Fort Pierce. It is considered one of the busiest districts in the country because of the region’s steady stream of financial fraud, drug trafficking and internet crimes.
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Change the culture? Oh please!
He has a great first sample case to set the attitude. The SDNY would’ve dismissed it already just out of embarrassment.
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/federal-judge-blasts-miami-prosecutors-for-spying-on-defense/2925726/
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