Reply #94: Update: Nifong to Leave DA's Office July 13 [View All]

Nifong to Leave DA's Office July 13

Monday June 18, 2007 7:01 PM

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - The prosecutor ordered disbarred
for his handling of the Duke lacrosse rape case has told
the governor he will leave office next month, according
to a letter released Monday.

Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong said in his
letter of resignation to Gov. Mike Easley he will quit
July 13.

“Consistent with my publicly announced intention, I am
writing to tell you that I am resigning my elected position,”
Nifong wrote in a letter dated Sunday.

A disciplinary committee of the North Carolina Bar disbarred
Nifong on Saturday, finding he had lied to the court, made
inflammatory statements about the three indicted lacross
players and their teammates, and withheld DNA evidence
from defense attorneys.

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