John Durham, Head of Probe Into Russia Investigation, Appoints New Criminal Chief

John Durham speaks at the Connecticut Securities, Commodities & Investor Fraud Working Group annual conference in New Haven, Connecticut, on Sept. 20, 2018. Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Connecticut

Federal prosecutor John Durham, who is leading the Department of Justice probe into the origins of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, appointed a new criminal division chief on Jan. 27.

Durham, a U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, said that Sarah Karwan will take the position.