Senior US Prosecutor Resigns After Demand to Open Probe of Biden-Era Contract

Denise Cheung was head of the Criminal Division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

The Department of Justice building in Washington on Aug. 12, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A senior U.S. prosecutor resigned on Feb. 18 after she was allegedly asked to launch an investigation into a contract awarded while President Joe Biden was still in office.

Denise Cheung stepped down from her post as chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia’s Criminal Division.