Former acting US attorney Andrew Haden found dead in San Diego
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Andrew Haden, 48, a former twice-acting US attorney for the Southern District of California, was found dead on Wednesday inside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego, police have confirmed. The discovery has drawn significant attention given his senior standing within the Department of Justice's California operations, though updated coverage has not yet added further detail on the circumstances of his death.
Haden, a California native, had twice served in an acting capacity as head of the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, one of the country's busiest federal prosecutorial districts. Police are investigating the death, and authorities have not disclosed a cause or further specifics surrounding how he died.
- Ex-acting US attorney Andrew Haden, 48, found dead in San Diego
- Discovered Wednesday at Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building
- Police investigating; circumstances of death not yet disclosed
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Andrew Haden was a senior federal prosecutor in California, having twice held the role of acting US attorney for the Southern District of California, one of the busiest federal prosecution districts in the country. This office handles major federal cases in the San Diego area, including matters along the US-Mexico border, so its leadership carries significant weight within the Department of Justice.
Haden, 48 and a California native, was found dead on Wednesday inside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building in downtown San Diego, a building that houses federal offices and courts. Police have confirmed his death and are investigating, but no cause has yet been made public.
The case has drawn wide attention because of Haden's standing as a former acting head of a major US Attorney's Office, though at this stage many details about what happened remain unknown.
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Originally published by Fox News as “Former acting US Attorney Andrew Haden found dead in San Diego federal building: police”.