Carolyn Pokorny named as first assistant U.S. attorney in Eastern District
United States Attorney Breon Peace for the Eastern District on Monday announced his selection of Carolyn Pokorny to serve as first assistant United States attorney (FAUSA) for the Eastern District of New York.
As FAUSA, Pokorny oversees the Criminal, Civil, Appeals and Administrative divisions of the United States Attorney’s Office.
Pokorny returns to the U.S. Attorney’s Office after serving since 2019 as the first female inspector general for the MTA. As MTA inspector general, she ushered in an unprecedented dedication to transparency and a willingness to take on big societal issues, such as homelessness, policing and overtime abuse, that impact the MTA, its workers, riders and taxpayers.