Revelations in unfolding scandal put senior officials at risk. On Friday, sources informed ABC News that the Justice Department placed three federal prosecutors in Manhattan on administrative leave. Among them are Andrew Rohrbach and Celia Cohen, who were involved in the case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Rohrbach also contributed to the successful prosecutions of figures such as Ghislaine Maxwell, Sam Bankman-Fried, and Michael Avenatti. Cohen has worked on various mob cases and cases against violent street gangs. Additionally, a member of the office’s civil division, who had made social media posts about Elon Musk and Ed Martin, was also placed on leave. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment on the matter. The dismissal of corruption charges against Mayor Adams by the Justice Department led to the resignations of multiple prosecutors in New York and Washington, including Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, who accused both the mayor and the Justice Department of engaging in questionable negotiations.
