High-ranking Justice Dept. official leaving post

Published September 3, 2014 8:53pm ET



WASHINGTON (AP) — The third-ranking official at the Justice Department is leaving his job this month.

Associate Attorney General Tony West, who has been the Justice Department’s chief negotiator in its lawsuits against major banks, plans to leave the department Sept. 15.

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