Danielle R. Sassoon, who resigned Thursday as Manhattan’s U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi to explain her refusal to drop a corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York.

The Justice Department has put new emphasis on prosecutions and investigations with a focus on states that have helped undocumented immigrants.

John Fitzgerald Hanson is serving a life sentence at the U.S. Penitentiary in Pollock, Louisiana. His return for execution was blocked in 2022.