Former US Attorney Jessica Aber found dead in Virginia at 43

FormerUnitedStatesAttorneyfortheEasternDistrictofVirginiaJessicaAberwasfounddeadonthemorningofMarch22inVirginia,accordingtolocalpolice.Shewas43. PoliceinAlexandria,Virginia,werecalledtoahomeonBeverlyDriveinthesuburbofWashington,D.C.,ataround9:18a.m.forthereportofanunresponsivewoman,accordingtoapolicestatement.TheyfoundAberdeadinside. Policesaidaninvestigationisunderwaysurroundingthecircumstancesofherdeath. TwosourcesclosetotheinvestigationtoldABCNewsthatthedeathappearstobefromnaturalcauses.Atthispointthereisnoindicationoffoulplay,thesourcesadded. AfriendofthefamilytoldABCNewsonSundaythatpolicebelievethedeathwastheresultofalongstandingmedicalissue. However,officialsarestillawaitingaformalreportastothecauseandmannerofherdeathfromtheOfficeoftheChiefMedicalExaminer. Aber,whoservedasU.S.attorneyinVirginiaformostoftheBidenadministration,tookofficeinOctober2021afterbeingunanimouslyconfirmedbytheSenateandsteppeddowninJanuary,shortlyafter