43. No cause of death noted. two months after being outed for trump choice. As head of that office, one would think she saw a lot of info and irritated a lot of people. tragedy to lose someone so talented with so much to give so young, regardless of cause of death Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney for Virginia, dies at 43 Jessica D. Aber, a longtime prosecutor who rose to become one of the few women to lead the prestigious U.S. attorney’s office in Northern Virginia, died overnight at her home in Alexandria, according to her former colleagues. Ms. Aber’s death, at age 43, came two months after she resigned as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia to make way for President Donald Trump to select her successor. President Joe Biden had nominated her to the post in 2021. At the time of her departure, she said working to restore trust in law enforcement had been a priority of her tenure leading the high-profile office, which also was spent focusing on terrorism cases, violent gang crimes and leaks of classified documents. Alexandria police said officers responded to a call for service at Aber’s home shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday and found her deceased, adding that the Virginia medical examiner would determine the cause and manner of death. Colleagues described Ms. Aber, who spent most of her career prosecuting white-collar crime in the district’s Richmond office, as an affable manager with a sharp eye for details. She often sat in the courtroom gallery for major trials or key hearings in high-profile cases, and was seen as a mentor by younger prosecutors.
