Mark Lesko | |
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| Acting United States Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division | |
| In office June 21, 2021 – November 1, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | John Demers |
| Succeeded by | Matthew G. Olsen |
| Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office March 19, 2021 – June 21, 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Seth DuCharme (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jacquelyn M. Kasulis (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 4, 1967 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Mark J. Lesko[1] (born February 4, 1967) is an American politician and attorney who served as the acting Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division at the United States Justice Department.[2] Prior to that, from January 20, 2021, he was named as acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York. In addition to his career as a prosecutor in the United States Department of Justice, Lesko served as town supervisor of Brookhaven, New York.[3]
- ^ Saslow, Linda (April 2, 2009). "Supervisor for the Short Term in Brookhaven". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "Brooklyn US Attorney Mark Lesko to Replace DOJ National Security Chief John Demers". NBC New York. June 14, 2021.
- ^ Confessore, Nicholas; Hakim, Danny (November 5, 2008). "Democrats Are Poised to Control Albany". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 22, 2021.