Richard Pilger served as the director of the Election Crimes Branch at the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice from March 2010 to November 2020. Pilger had previously been involved in the IRS targeting controversy, after being linked to Lois Lerner. He resigned as Director on November 9, 2020.
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Richard Pilger served as the director of the Election Crimes Branch at the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice from March 2010 to November 2020. Pilger had previously been involved in the IRS targeting controversy, after being linked to Lois Lerner. He resigned as Director on November 9, 2020, after United States Attorney General William Barr gave an authorization for federal prosecutors to investigate specific allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
He will continue as a line prosecutor in the public integrity section prosecuting corruption cases. He has received numerous awards for his corruption prosecutions, including the Attorney General’s Distinguished Service Award.
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