Nora Dannehy was appointed by Attorney General Michael Mukasey to direct the criminal probe into the 2006 firings of nine U.S attorneys.The Associated Press: Prosecutor Named to Probe US Attorneys'... (September 29, 2008)
Dannehy became the acting U.S. attorney of Connecticut in April 2008.United States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut: Nora R. Dannehy Dannehy was one of the prosecutors in the corruption case of Connecticut's former Governor John G. Rowland. He was sentenced to a year in prison in 2005.MSNBC: Ex-connecticut Governor to Spend a Year... (March 19, 2005)
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Became Acting United States Attorney for the District of ConnecticutUnited States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut: Nora R. Dannehy
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Specializes in prosecution of white collar crimes and public corruption casesUnited States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut: Nora R. Dannehy
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First woman to hold the position of U.S. Attorney for ConnecticutUnited States Attorney's Office District of Connecticut: Nora R. Dannehy
