Overview

• Assistant U.S. Attorneys Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom resigned after refusing to admit wrongdoing as a condition for reinstatement from administrative leave.
• The prosecutors had opposed the Justice Department's February directive to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor Adams, citing ethical concerns.
• Judge Dale Ho dismissed the case against Adams with prejudice on April 2, barring any future prosecution on the charges.
• The resignations bring the total number of DOJ departures connected to the Adams case to at least ten, signaling deep internal conflict over prosecutorial independence.
• The case's dismissal and the alleged quid pro quo arrangement between Adams and the DOJ have intensified scrutiny of political influence within the Justice Department.