Former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber has been discovered useless in her Virginia dwelling on the age of 43.

According to NBC News, Alexandria, Virginia, police discovered Aber deceased after receiving a name about an “unresponsive girl” round 9:18 a.m. on March 22, 2025.

The reason for loss of life for Aber has not been launched.

“As a matter of protocol, an investigation is underway surrounding the circumstances of her loss of life,” police mentioned, in accordance with NBC, which famous that the trigger and method of loss of life might be decided by the health worker, and it isn’t but clear whether or not the loss of life was suspicious.

Aber’s loss of life was additionally confirmed by U.S. Attorney Erik S. Siebert, who said in a statement, “We’re heartbroken past phrases to study of the passing of our buddy and former colleague, U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber. She was unmatched as a pacesetter, mentor, and prosecutor, and she or he is just irreplaceable as a human being.”

He added: “Jess was a proud Virginian from highschool by means of school and all through her profession. She cherished EDVA and EDVA cherished her again. We stay dedicated to her life’s work, a dedication to searching for justice, as she would have wished.”

According to Newsweek, earlier than stepping down after the inauguration, Aber led “high-profile investigations into intelligence leaks, allegations of conflict crimes towards Russian-linked people, and other people suspected of offering delicate U.S. know-how to Moscow.”

For instance, one DOJ news release lists her as being concerned in the prosecution of a “twin U.S.-Russian citizen” who pleaded responsible “to conspiracy to violate the Export Management Reform Act by exporting firearm elements, elements, and ammunition to Russia with out the required authorization.”

She was additionally concerned in the case of former CIA analyst Asif Rahman, 34, of Vienna, who pled responsible “to retaining and transmitting High Secret Nationwide Protection Data, which was publicly posted on a social media platform in October 2024,” according to DOJ.

She was active on X by means of January, when she stepped down.

Serving as U.S. Attorney has been an honor. EDVA is filled with devoted, extraordinary public servants. Due to everybody who saved up with EDVA’s improbable work on X throughout my tenure. https://t.co/x1Au3HagJ0

— U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber (@USAttyAber) January 17, 2025

“Serving as U.S. Attorney has been an honor. EDVA is filled with devoted, extraordinary public servants. Due to everybody who saved up with EDVA’s improbable work on X throughout my tenure,” she wrote on X on Jan. 17.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice news release on her appointment, Aber served because the U.S. Attorney for the Jap District of Virginia (EDVA).

As U.S. Attorney, Aber supervised “the prosecution of all federal crimes and the litigation of all civil issues in which the USA has an curiosity. She leads a workers of roughly 300 prosecutors, civil litigators, and help personnel throughout 4 Divisions positioned in Alexandria, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport Information. The district serves over six million residents,” the discharge mentioned.

“U.S. Attorney Aber was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on August 10, 2021 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on October 5, 2021 for the place of United States Attorney for the Jap District of Virginia. President Biden signed Ms. Aber’s fee on October 7, 2021,” it notes.

“Ms. Aber started her service to EDVA in 2009 as an Assistant U.S. Attorney, taking over quite a lot of monetary fraud, public corruption, violent crime, and baby exploitation instances. From 2015 to 2016, she served on a element task as counsel to the Assistant Attorney Normal for the Felony Division of the Division of Justice. Since 2016, Ms. Aber has served because the Deputy Chief of the Felony Division for EDVA,” the discharge continues.

“Ms. Aber obtained the Assistant Attorney Normal’s Award for Distinctive Service from the Division of Justice in 2019.”

The discharge says that earlier than becoming a member of DOJ, Aber “was an affiliate at McGuireWoods LLP from 2007 to 2008. She served as a regulation clerk for then-Justice of the Peace Choose M. Hannah Lauck on the USA District Courtroom for the Jap District of Virginia from 2006 to 2007. Ms. Aber obtained her J.D. from William & Mary Legislation College in 2006 and her B.A., magna cum laude, from the College of Richmond in 2003.”