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Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney Ralph Marra, who became entangled in the bitter New Jersey gubernatorial race, will return to his old job as First Assistant U.S. Attorney after Paul Fishman is sworn in tomorrow, PolitickerNJ reported.
Fishman’s appointment was held up for several months by Republicans, who never articulated their reasons for it. But we speculated it had something to do with the nasty race between former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie (R) and Gov. Jon Corzine (D) for governor, which will finally end on Nov. 3 when voters go to the polls. The Senate confirmed Fishman as New Jersey U.S. Attorney on Oct. 7.
Marra came under Justice Department ethics investigation for remarks he made at a news conference about a major public corruption probe. The Corzine camp complained the remarks appeared designed to boost Marra’s former boss, Christie.
Marra took over the office in December, after Christie resigned to run for governor.
Marra at the July 23 Operation Bid Rig news conference that sparked an ethics inquiry into his remarks. (Getty Images)
For the past two months, Marc Larkins has been pulling double duty as the office’s Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney and Acting First Assistant. Larkins became Acting First Assistant after Michele Brown resigned in August. A loan Christie had made to her but not reported on his ethics and tax forms had become a campaign issue. Under Fishman, Larkins will continue his work as Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney, PolitickerNJ reported.
