Justice Department official accused of ethics violations for letter to Georgetown dean

WASHINGTON — The office that enforces ethics standards for attorneys in the nation’s capital has accused Justice Department official Ed Martin of professional misconduct for a threatening letter that he sent to Georgetown Law School’s dean last year, when Martin was the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C.

Georgetown University is one of the leading Catholic universities in the United States, and affiliated with the Jesuit order.

Martin was the interim U.S. Attorney...