New York City’s Top Corruption Watchdog Leaving for Federal Role
The New York Times
Margaret Garnett, the commissioner of the city’s Department of Investigation, will resign Nov. 10 to become the No. 2 official at the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office.
Margaret Garnett, the commissioner of the New York City agency that roots out corruption in local government, will leave her post and become the No. 2 official in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, that office said on Wednesday.
Ms. Garnett, who earlier spent 12 years as a Southern District prosecutor, has been the city’s investigation commissioner since late 2018, when she was nominated for the post by Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Last week, in perhaps her final report as commissioner, her office, the Department of Investigation, criticized Mr. de Blasio’s use of his security detail for political and personal reasons, including for trips taken during his presidential campaign — findings the mayor sharply criticized.
