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NEW ORLEANS — The top federal prosecutor for New Orleans removed himself Monday from the case of four conservative activists arrested last week while trying to capture hidden-camera footage in a U.S. senator’s office.
The Department of Justice said Jim Letten, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, recused himself from the investigation of what happened in Democrat Sen. Mary Landrieu’s office in New Orleans. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jan Mann is taking over the case.
The news release didn’t say why Letten was removing himself. One of the suspects is the son of Letten’s counterpart in Shreveport.
