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Rachael Rollins Agrees to Public Reprimand as Bar Review Remains Pending

Board records say she admitted leaking confidential DOJ information about a Suffolk DA inquiry.

ANDOVER, MA - July 14, 2022: United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Rachael Rollins arrives at a private home for a Democratic National Committee finance event hosted by First Lady Jill Biden at 22 Carter Lane in Andover, MA. on July 14, 2022. (Staff Photo By Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
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FILE – Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins addresses the media at the Moakley Federal Courthouse, May 24, 2022, in Boston. Rollins will resign after a monthslong ethics investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential issues, her attorney said Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Former U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins.

Overview

  • Documents released Monday show Rollins accepted a public reprimand recommended by investigators, yet the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers has not approved it and still lists her case as pending.
  • Records signed June 30 indicate she agreed to resolve the matter without a hearing for disclosing a nonpublic recusal memorandum to a Boston Herald reporter.
  • Her attorney, Jeffrey Robbins, says both Rollins and the board’s investigative professionals support the resolution and he described the board’s inaction as perplexing.
  • Investigative findings state she disclosed confidential information and then lied to DOJ colleagues, and that she sought to create the public impression that DOJ was weighing an investigation of Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden.
  • Rollins resigned in May 2023 after DOJ watchdog reports detailed multiple ethics violations related to the 2022 Suffolk DA race and her appearance at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser.