Biden Attorney Found Dead After It’s Revealed Who She Was Investigating

A report published Monday shed light on the work of former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber, 43, who was found dead over the weekend.

According to the New York Post, Aber “had been in charge of some of the biggest cases targeting leaks in the CIA and Russian nationals carrying out fraud in America.”

Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of her death. She was found unresponsive at her home by Alexandria police just before 9:20 a.m. on Saturday.

Before stepping down in January following the inauguration of Donald Trump, the Biden-appointed attorney secured one of her most high-profile courtroom victories when former CIA analyst Asif Rahman, 34, pleaded guilty to leaking top-secret documents detailing Israel’s plan to strike Iran last year.

The case centered on Rahman posting classified documents on Telegram that revealed details of Israel’s planned October strike, ultimately forcing the Israeli government to delay its response against Tehran.

Aber condemned Rahman’s actions, calling them “a violation of his oath, his responsibility, and the law,” and said the leak “placed lives at risk, undermined U.S. foreign relations, and compromised our ability to collect vital intelligence in the future.”

Aber also led the prosecution against Eleview International Inc., a Virginia-based company whose executives were accused of orchestrating “three separate schemes to illegally transship sensitive U.S. technology to Russia,” according to the Department of Justice.

In November, executives Oleg Nayandin, 54, and Vitaliy Borisenko, 39, were charged with illegally exporting more than $6 million worth of goods—including telecommunications equipment—to Russia. Prosecutors alleged the shipments were routed through ports in Turkey, Finland, and Kazakhstan to bypass U.S. sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Two months earlier, Aber also secured indictments against Russian nationals Sergey Ivanov and Timur Shakhmametov on charges of fraud and money laundering.

According to the United States Secret Service, the two were allegedly involved in one of the largest online money laundering operations, catering to cybercrime marketplaces, ransomware groups, and hackers responsible for major data breaches targeting U.S. financial infrastructure.

In addition to fraud and national security cases, Aber played a key role in the Justice Department’s indictment of four Russian soldiers accused of committing war crimes against an American citizen in Ukraine.

According to the DOJ, the victim was abducted from his home in the Kherson region, where he was beaten, tortured, and subjected to a mock execution.

Those charged included commanding officers Suren Seiranovich Mkrtchyan, 45, and Dmitry Budnik, along with two lower-ranking soldiers identified as Valerii and Nazar.

“We are proud to be at the forefront of the Justice Department’s effort to hold perpetrators of war crimes violations accountable in Ukraine and will continue to pursue them,” Aber said at the time.

Alexandria authorities stated Saturday that the cause and manner of Aber’s death will be determined by the medical examiner. A family friend told NBC News that police believe she may have died from a longstanding medical condition.

Two former senior Justice Department officials familiar with the situation also told the outlet that investigators have found no indication of foul play.

Born and raised in Virginia, Aber graduated from the University of Richmond in 2003 and earned her law degree from William & Mary Law School in 2006.

Before her appointment as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, she served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the same district beginning in 2009.

From 2015 to 2016, she also served as counsel to the assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.