Leah Belaire Foley Appointed U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | The Dorchester Post

Leah Belaire Foley has been appointed the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, announced by Acting Attorney General James McHenry on January 20, 2025. With over two decades of experience as a federal prosecutor, Ms. Foley was sworn in by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton.

“I can think of no greater mission than that of public service and it is the honor of a lifetime to now serve in the capacity of U.S. Attorney. I am profoundly humbled by the opportunity to serve our great nation as the chief federal law enforcement officer in Massachusetts,” said Ms. Foley.

Ms. Foley, who joined the District of Massachusetts in 2006, previously served as Deputy Chief of the Narcotics & Money Laundering Unit, overseeing complex investigations in narcotics, money laundering, human trafficking, and firearms. She also led Boston’s Organized Crime & Drug Enforcement Task Force since 2013.

Before her work in Massachusetts, she served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia, prosecuting violent crimes and narcotics offenses. Ms. Foley also worked as Counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee, advising on criminal law and drug policy.