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(Photo: AP Photo)
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Lam announced Jan. 16, 2007, that she would step down from her post as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California.
According to media reports, Lam was targeted for dismissal because of "performance-related" issues after the Justice Department received complaints from members of Congress about her handling of immigration enforcement cases, said Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty, but critics have speculated that Lam was being removed to cripple an investigation into corruption in Congress. Lam's office prosecuted former Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham, and that case has led to investigations of other lawmakers.
Lam, confirmed as U.S. Attorney in 2002, was a seasoned prosecutor, having served for 14 years as an assistant U.S. attorney before becoming a Superior Court judge. Her specialty was white collar crime.
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