Darcie N. McElwee, Government Official Termination, Maine 2024

PORTLAND, Maine:

The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine has announced the termination of Darcie N. McElwee as U.S. Attorney.

Under the Vacancies Reform Act, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig M. Wolff is now the Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine.

As Acting U.S. Attorney, Wolff is the chief federal law enforcement official in the state of Maine.

Wolff is a career prosecutor who became an Assistant U.S. Attorney in 2002. He has served as First Assistant U.S. Attorney and Senior Litigation Counsel, and prior to joining the District of Maine he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Maryland for four years.

Wolff received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. Before joining the federal law enforcement, he clerked for U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz in the District of Maryland and worked as an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of an international law firm.

The termination of Darcie N. McElwee marks a significant change in the leadership of the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Maine.

Defendant/respondent: Darcie N. McElwee

Exact criminal charges: None

City and state: Portland, Maine

Exact date: None

Sentence or outcome: Terminated

Dollar amounts: None

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-me/pr/united-states-attorney-darcie-n-mcelwee-announces-departure