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Maine's U.S. attorney has been terminated by Trump administration

By Alexis Wells

Darcie McElwee, Maine’s U.S. attorney, has been terminated. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig Wolff will take her place as the acting U.S. attorney until a permanent replacement is named. 

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Darcie McElwee

McElwee’s departure was announced by her office on Monday after she was fired by the Trump administration. 

McElwee had served as Maine’s lead prosecutor in the U.S. District Court since 2021, when she was nominated by former President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate.

The Caribou native began her legal career as an assistant district attorney for Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. McElwee then served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Maine starting in 2002. She also previously served as an adjunct professor of advanced trial advocacy at the University of Maine School of Law. 

McElwee received her bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College in 1995 and her law degree from UMaine Law School in 1998.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said in a statement Monday that McElwee “served her country well.”

“She has dedicated her career to keeping our state safe, advocating for victims of crime, and upholding the law,” said Collins. “I am proud of the outstanding public service of my fellow Caribou native.”

Wolff is a career prosecutor who became an assistant U.S. attorney in 2002. He has served as first assistant U.S. attorney and senior litigation counsel. Prior to joining the District of Maine, he was an assistant U.S. attorney in the District of Maryland for four years.

Wolff received an undergraduate degree from Harvard University and a law degree from the University of Virginia. 

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