Federal prosecutor Schneider resigns as Trump leaves office, will join private law firm based in Detroit

Saima Mohsin will serve as acting US Attorney

Published: January 21, 2021 at 10:35 AMUpdated: January 21, 2021 at 5:20 PM

DETROIT – United States Attorney Matthew Schneider announced on Thursday that he has resigned from his position.

Schneider submitted his resignation letter to President Joe Biden shortly after Biden was sworn into office on Wednesday. His last day will be on Feb. 1. He will be joining a private law firm based in Detroit.

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Schneider will be joining Honigman as a partner and co-leader of Honigman’s White Collar Defense and Investigations Practice as well as a member of the Government Relations and Regulatory Practice. Honigman LLP is a business law firm with more than 60 practice areas. It is headquartered in Detroit.

Saima Mohsin will be assuming the position of Acting United States Attorney. Mohsin has served as the First Assistant United States Attorney since March 2018.

It has been the honor of my lifetime to serve the people of Eastern Michigan, alongside the incredibly hard-working team at the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
In the last three years, this team has overcome tremendous challenges, from the longest federal government shutdown in American history, to an enormous rise in violent crime, the greatest increase in civil unrest since 1967, and a global pandemic. Through it all, the lawyers and support staff of this office have faithfully enforced the law, supported our law enforcement partners, and protected our fellow citizens, and I could not be more proud of the work that they have accomplished.
I’m extremely pleased to leave this office in the hands of one of the finest federal prosecutors I’ve ever known, Saima Mohsin. Saima is a dynamic trial lawyer and a talented manager. And, as the first woman, immigrant, Muslim United States Attorney in American history, her service is truly historic. Saima will be an outstanding representative and defender of our community as the Acting United States Attorney.
Matthew Schneider

Mohsin is a career prosecutor who has served in the U.S. Attorney’s Office since 2002. Before that, she served as a Deputy New Jersey Attorney General and Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan.

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Federal prosecutor Schneider resigns as Trump leaves office, will join private law firm based in Detroit

Saima Mohsin will serve as acting US Attorney

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