Damian Williams, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), plans to hand in his resignation in December. Williams is best known for indicting music mogul Sean Combs on sex trafficking and racketeering charges.
Williams plans to resign from office in December — before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration in January.
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Williams indicted Combs in September on charges of sëx trafficking and conspiracy to promote prostitution. Combs is being held without bond in a federal detention center in Brooklyn awaiting trial set for May 5, 2025.
Judge Arun Abramaian is expected to announce his decision on Combs’ third request for bail. On Friday, the judge promised to render his decision this week.
Williams also filed a public corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams – another friend of Trump’s.
Adams is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal program bribery, and receiving campaign contributions from foreign nationals.
He is also accused of defrauding NYC taxpayers of $10 million through allegedly fraudulent campaign funds.
Williams was nominated in 2021 by President Joe Biden, making Williams the first Black American to lead the prosecutor’s office, and the youngest, at age 41.
The Southern District of NY has secured historic convictions, including the fallen crypto king, Sam Bankman-Fried.
Bankman-Fried and Combs are being held in the same VIP area of the MDC federal lockup in Brooklyn.
