Andrew Lelling
American attorney (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Andrew E. Lelling[3] (born 1970) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts from 2017 to 2021.
Andrew Lelling | |
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United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | |
In office December 21, 2017 ā February 28, 2021 | |
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Preceded by | Carmen Ortiz |
Succeeded by | Rachael Rollins |
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Born | 1970 (age 53ā54) |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Dana Gershengorn |
Children | 2 |
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He is best known for leading Operation Varsity Blues, the federal investigation and prosecution of a massive nationwide college admissions scandal,[4]
He also oversaw the largest-ever prosecution of MS-13, which all but eliminated the notorious Salvadoran gang in the Boston area[5][6] and the prosecution of six eBay employees involved in the eBay stalking scandal which involved the terrorizing of a middle-aged couple living in greater Boston, Massachusetts.[7]
His tenure was also marked by major gang and healthcare enforcement actions.[8][9] Lelling, however, was also criticized by some as being "overzealous, grandstanding, and politically motivated" for his prosecution of a local trial judge who helped an undocumented immigrant charged with drug crimes avoid arrest by immigration authorities.[10]