Eastern District of New York U.S. Attorney's Office Criminal Division Chief Seth DuCharme is headed to Washington, D.C., to join Attorney General William Barr's staff, according to a memo from U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue.

DuCharme was elevated to criminal chief in the Brooklyn federal prosecutor's office in March 2018, shortly after Donoghue took over as U.S. attorney. A former associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and veteran of the U.S. Marshals Service, DuCharme had previously served as chief of the office's national security and cybercrime section.

In his memo, Donoghue said DuCharme's selection spoke “volumes about his capabilities and accomplishments, and also reflects this Office's standing within the Department.”