She was a key figure in several high-profile cases, including the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs and the prosecutions of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey, was fired Wednesday from her job as a prosecutor in the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, according to two people familiar with the mat...

Ms Comey's firing comes after her prosecution team failed in their bid to convict Sean Combs on the most serious charges he faced of racketeering and sex-trafficking.