A recently deceased prosecutor for the Biden administration was suffering from a medical condition before her unexpected death, according to a report.
Police found Jessica Aber inside an Alexandria, Virginia home on Saturday morning. She was the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from October 2021 until January of this year, when Biden left the White House.
Her death remains shrouded in mystery, with police offering few details to the public in the investigation's early stages.
A friend close to the family of Aber, 43, said she had a chronic medical condition.
"Police believe the death was the result of a longstanding medical issue," the source told Fox News.
The person who called police to the home refused to perform CPR on a 46-year-old woman, according to a dispatch reported by 7News. Aber was 43.
"Any additional units... for the cardiac arrest. 916 Beverly Drive," the dispatcher said. "That’ll be for a 46-year-old female found in bed unresponsive not breathing. The caller has refused CPR."
The death of a powerful prosecutor who worked close to Washington D.C. has led to some ominous speculation.
Aber's role in prosecuting foreign nationals, including MS-13 gang members and Russians accused of war crimes, has only fueled the intrigue.
While the investigation into the cause of death is ongoing, sources told ABC News that no foul play is suspected at this time.
Aber began her Justice Department career in 2009 as an assistant U.S. attorney in the office she would later lead. She started out prosecuting financial fraud, public corruption, violent crime and child exploitation cases, according to an online biography.
She was nominated to be the U.S. Attorney by President Biden and unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2021. Aber resigned in January when President Trump took the oath of office.
"I am deeply grateful to senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine and to President Biden for the opportunity to lead this office and to Attorney General Garland for his steadfast leadership," the attorney wrote at the time. "I am proud of the work we have done with our federal, state and local law enforcement partners to enforce the law and build community trust."
Her death led to an outpouring of tributes from fellow prosecutors, including her successor, Erik Siebert.
"Her professionalism, grace, and legal acumen set the standard. Though we are devastated by this loss, each of us in the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) will look to her example and endeavor to live up to that standard," he said.
