▁States ▁Att or ne ys ’ ▁Director ’ s ▁Award . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁promoted ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁First ▁Ass istant ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Le one ▁res igned ▁from ▁his ▁federal ▁pro sec utor ▁position ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁M idd les ex ▁County ▁District ▁Att orney . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Le one ▁res igned ▁as ▁M idd les ex ▁County ▁District ▁Att orney ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁partner ▁at ▁N ixon ▁Pe ab ody ▁( f oc using ▁on ▁government al ▁investig ations ▁and ▁white ▁col lar ▁criminal ▁defense ). ▁ ▁Pro sec ution ▁of ▁A is ling ▁Br ady ▁Mc Car thy ▁ ▁Le one ▁was ▁the ▁District ▁Att orney ▁who ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁initially ▁charged ▁Irish ▁n anny ▁A is ling ▁Br ady ▁Mc Car thy ▁with ▁first - deg ree ▁murder ▁in ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁one - year - old ▁girl , ▁Re h ma ▁Sab ir . ▁Br ady ▁Mc Car thy ▁spent ▁ 2 7 ▁months ▁in ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁prison , ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁ 3 ▁months ▁in ▁House ▁Ar rest . ▁On ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁all ▁charges ▁against ▁Br ady ▁Mc Car thy