US attorney in New Orleans resigns amid probe

By KEVIN MCGILLMICHAEL KUNZELMAN

Published December 6, 2012 9:28pm ET

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US attorney in New Orleans resigns amid probe — Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District, announces his resignation during a news conference in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Letten said his resignation is effective Dec. 11 and that he plans to stay on with the department briefly to help with the transition in leadership. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) | Gerald Herbert

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ corruption-busting federal prosecutor resigned Thursday after two top deputies became embroiled in a scandal that threatens to undermine some of his biggest cases and damaged his standing as one of the most popular public officials in a city with a rich history of graft.

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