Cole Finegan, the U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, is resigning at the end of May to return to the private sector, his office announced Wednesday.
President Joe Biden nominated Finegan, a former Denver city attorney, to be the top federal prosecutor in Colorado in September 2021and he was sworn in on Dec. 1, 2021.
In a statement, Finegan said he was grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside the “outstanding public servants” in his office.
“Serving the people of Colorado alongside them will always remain one of the most significant experiences of my life,” Finegan said.
Finegan was a managing partner at Denver’s Hogan Lovells law firm before his nomination and plans to return to the private sector, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release. His last day is May 31.
Former federal prosecutor Andrea Surratt said Finegan will be tremendously missed in the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
“Cole was a giant in the Colorado legal community before he became U.S. attorney and I’m sure he’ll find the same success in his return to the private sector,” Surratt said in a statement.
Finegan’s tenure included prominent cases like Club Q shooter Anderson Aldrich and Lawrence “Larry” Rudolph, who killed his wife on an African safari and defrauded life insurance companies of nearly $5 million.
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