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Who is Audrey Strauss, the woman stepping in as Wall Street’s next top cop?

Audrey Strauss emerged as the next chief federal prosecutor in Manhattan after her former boss, Geoffrey Berman, agreed to leave the job Saturday, ending a confrontation with Attorney General William Barr.

Geoffrey Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. The DOJ moved abruptly Friday, June 19, 2020, to oust Berman, who is overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.
Geoffrey Berman, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington. The DOJ moved abruptly Friday, June 19, 2020, to oust Berman, who is overseeing key prosecutions of President Donald Trump’s allies and an investigation of his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.Read moreAlex Brandon / AP
    by Chris Dolmetsch, Bloomberg News, McClatchy-Tribune
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