# Governor replaces DA with New York AG Letitia James as special prosecutor in Cornell case

https://mins.news/en/item/82735

- NBC News, 2026-10-02 00:56 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hochul-replaces-da-ag-letitia-james-special-prosecutor-cornell-rcna601054

> New York Attorney General Letitia James has been appointed special prosecutor in the sexual assault investigation at Cornell University.

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