Former US attorney Jessica Aber’s cause of death is revealed by authorities

Authorities person revealed the origin of decease of erstwhile U.S. lawyer Jessica Aber aft she was recovered dormant successful her Virginia location astatine the weekend.

Aber, 43, was recovered Saturday astatine astir 9:20 a.m. and apt died of “natural causes,” according to Alexandria Police Department, who issued a connection Monday.

At this time, detectives person recovered nary grounds suggesting that her decease was thing different than earthy causes,” the connection said. “The probe is ongoing, and the lawsuit volition stay unfastened until the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) returns a last ruling connected the origin and mode of death.”

“We impulse the nationalist to respect the privateness of Ms. Aber's household during this clip of loss. Any further updates regarding the origin and mode of decease should beryllium directed to the OCME,” constabulary added.

The aesculapian examiner’s bureau had not examined Aber arsenic of Monday morning, according to reports. A household person told NBC News that she whitethorn person died due to the fact that of a long-standing aesculapian issue.

Aber, a vocation national prosecutor, oversaw important ineligible cases for the Justice Department, including those securing convictions for an MS-13 pack leader, the erstwhile politician of Virginia and more.

She began her vocation successful the Eastern District of Virginia successful 2009, serving arsenic an adjunct U.S. lawyer earlier becoming counsel to the adjunct lawyer wide for the transgression part successful 2015. One twelvemonth later, she became lawman main of the transgression part for the territory court.

In 2021, Aber became the 3rd pistillate to beryllium confirmed to pb the Eastern District of Virginia’s bureau aft being nominated by Biden.

Colleagues described Aber arsenic an “unmatched” person who was profoundly committed to seeking justice. Some told the Washington Post she was detail-oriented and often sat successful the courtroom assemblage for large trials oregon hearings.

Aber resigned from her presumption arsenic U.S. lawyer for the Eastern District of Virginia arsenic President Donald Trump took office.

U.S. Attorney Erik Seibert, who presently heads the Eastern District of Virginia, said successful a connection that helium was “heartbroken beyond words” to larn of Aber’s passing,

“She was unmatched arsenic a leader, mentor, and prosecutor, and she is simply irreplaceable arsenic a quality being. We stay successful awe of however overmuch she accomplished successful her each excessively little clip successful this world. Her professionalism, grace, and ineligible acumen acceptable the standard,” Seibert said