Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor who worked on headline-making cases involving Jeffrey Epstein and Sean “Diddy” Combs, has been dismissed from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
Her firing was confirmed by the Justice Department and carried out under presidential removal authority, citing Article II of the Constitution. Officials did not provide a public explanation for the decision.
Comey had played a central role in the prosecution of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s longtime associate, and was reportedly involved in active investigations concerning Diddy, who has been the subject of multiple lawsuits and federal raids tied to sex trafficking allegations.
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The move has raised eyebrows among legal observers and the public alike, given Comey’s reputation for tackling some of the most sensitive and high-profile cases in recent years.
She joined the US Attorney’s Office in 2016 and is also known as the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey.
While the Department declined to elaborate on the cause of her termination, it stated that the dismissal was executed in accordance with legal authority vested in the presidency.
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