US Attorney Rosen insists he has ‘more than adequate’ resources despite 44% decline in staff

The future of investigating fraud has been unclear, as the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota has seen a wave of prosecutors quitting in recent months.

Speaking to reporters for the first time since his confirmation in October, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said on Wednesday that his office is finding ways to move forward with fraud prosecutions.

From the time Rosen’s predecessor, Andrew Luger, stepped down in January 2025 to now, the number of assistant U.S. attorneys in the District of Minnesota has dropped from 64 to 36 — a 44% decrease. There has been a net loss of 11 prosecutors under Rosen’s watch.

Since the start of the year, at least 14 assistant U.S. attorneys have resigned or were planning their exit, including Joe Thompson, who led the office on an interim basis last year.

The departures are reportedly motivated by the Department of Justice’s handling of the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the unprecedented influx of immigration-related habeas corpus petitions flooding the courts.

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5 EYEWITNESS NEWS asked Rosen if he has enough resources to carry out ongoing fraud investigations in Minnesota.

“We absolutely do,” Rosen said. “Our resources are greater than they were two months ago by a considerable margin, and the pace of our prosecutions and fraud will increase at a considerable margin, and you’ll see that rollout.”

He added that his office has “more than adequate staffing,” noting that the U.S. Department of Justice has supplied reinforcements to prosecute fraud.

Rosen did not offer a timeline for new prosecutions and acknowledged the office has lost “institutional knowledge” due to the exodus of assistant U.S. attorneys.