Ex-FBI Chief Comey’s Daughter Ousted as Federal Prosecutor

Maurene Comey in May 2025.Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

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By Ava Benny-Morrison and Myles Miller

July 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM UTC

Updated on

July 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM UTC

Former FBI director James Comey’s daughter has been ousted from her job as a federal prosecutor in New York, according to people familiar with the matter.

During her time with the US Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York, Maurene Comey worked on high-profile sex-trafficking cases, including against Jeffrey Epstein, his associate Ghislaine Maxwell and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.