4 days ago · Danielle Renee Sassoon was born in 1986 to Salomon (Sol) and Evelyn Sassoon in New York City. [1] Her father was a partner at the law firm Morrison Cohen, and her mother works as a clinical and research psychologist and as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College. [2] [3] Her grandmother escaped Syria to avoid the violence and persecution ...

1 day ago · Danielle Sassoon, who resigned from her position as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, oversaw all investigations into federal crimes in the Southern District of New York, including the ...

22 hours ago · NEW YORK (AP) — Danielle Sassoon had served just three weeks as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York when she penned a letter to recently confirmed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi saying she could not follow a directive to drop the office’s corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.. Sassoon wrote in her letter obtained by The Associated Press that the ...

1 day ago · Danielle Sassoon exits court in New York on Oct. 5, 2023. Stephanie Keith—Bloomberg/Getty Images. By Larry Neumeister, Alanna Durkin Richer and Eric Tucker / AP. February 13, 2025 9:30 PM EST.

1 day ago · Danielle Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney in Manhattan, has resigned after the Justice Department ordered her to drop the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

2 days ago · Danielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s interim U.S. attorney, built a life on conservative values and amassed a daunting resume. On Thursday, she took a stand against the Justice Department where she ...

1 day ago · Danielle R. Sassoon, who resigned Thursday as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain her refusal to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.

1 day ago · In an eight-page letter, Danielle Sassoon quit her post as acting US attorney for the Southern District of New York instead of dropping the Adams case, saying the New York mayor’s attorneys ...

1 day ago · Danielle R. Sassoon, who resigned Thursday as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain her refusal to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.

Feb 4, 2025 · Danielle R. Sassoon is the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Ms. Sassoon is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District, which was established in 1789 and encompasses the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City, along with Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester counties.