Ex-US Attorney Jessica Aber, Who Resigned After Trump Took Office, Found Dead At Virginia Home

Jessica Aber, the former US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), was found dead at her residence on Saturday, authorities confirmed.

The 43-year-old lawyer, who stepped down after US President Donald Trump assumed office in January, was discovered deceased at her home in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Police have launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death, according to an official statement.

"This morning, at approximately 9:18 am, Alexandria Police responded to the 900 block of Beverley Drive following a report of an unresponsive woman. Officers found a deceased woman," the statement read.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia will establish the cause and manner of death, it noted.

Erik S Siebert, the current US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, expressed that he was "heartbroken beyond words" upon hearing of Aber's passing.

"She was unmatched as a leader, mentor, and prosecutor, and she is simply irreplaceable as a human being. We remain in awe of how much she accomplished in her all too brief time in this world. Her professionalism, grace, and legal acumen set the standard," he said in a statement.

"Though we are devastated by this loss, each of us in the Eastern District of Virginia will look to her example and endeavour to live up to that standard. Jess was a proud Virginian from high school through university and throughout her career. She loved EDVA and EDVA loved her back. We remain committed to her life's work, a commitment to seeking justice, as she would have wanted," he added.

Who Was Jessica Aber

Jessica Aber was appointed as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia by then-President Joe Biden in August 2021.

She joined the EDVA in 2009 as an Assistant US Attorney, where she prosecuted cases involving financial fraud, public corruption, violent crime, and child exploitation.

Between 2015 and 2016, Aber worked on a temporary assignment as counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. From 2016 until her appointment as US Attorney, she also held the role of Deputy Chief of the Criminal Division for EDVA.