Assistant Atty. Gen. Lanny Breuer to exit amid criticism, praise

WASHINGTON — Assistant U.S. Atty. Gen. Lanny A. Breuer, who made his mark ramping up the prosecution of white-collar crime and overseeing the government’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill investigation, announced he is soon leaving his post as one of the longest serving heads of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division.

By Richard A. Serrano

January 30, 2013