WASHINGTON - Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement on the departure of U.S. Attorney Nick Klinefeldt of the Southern District of Iowa:
"For the last six years, United States Attorney Nick Klinefeldt has rendered exemplary service to the people of Iowa's Southern District and to the nation as a whole," said Attorney General Lynch. "From our earliest days together as U.S. Attorneys, Nick has approached his responsibilities with unwavering devotion, unassailable integrity and consummate skill. He has been a courageous leader in criminal justice reform, an innovative pioneer in the reduction of mandatory minimum sentencing, and a vital ally and wise counselor in his work on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee. In all his efforts, through his hard work and commitment on behalf of his constituents, Nick has materially advanced the cause of justice. I thank him for his outstanding service, and I look forward to all that he will achieve in the years to come."
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