Cause of death revealed for Biden prosecutor Jessica Aber who was found lifeless in her Virginia home
A Biden-appointed former US attorney who was found dead in her Virginia home died from epilepsy, according to officials.
Jessica Aber, 43, died in March after suffering ‘sudden unexpected death in epilepsy,’ per the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Aber’s manner of death was ruled as ‘natural,’ an official with the Medical Examiner’s Office told The Virginian-Pilot.
Authorities had noted that Aber had ‘a longstanding medical issue – and Aber’s family previously said she suffered from epilepsy and epileptic seizures for many years.
‘Jess suffered from epilepsy and epileptic seizures for many years, and on Tuesday, March 25, Alexandria (Virginia) Police said in a statement that they believe her death was the result of natural causes,” the family said a statement shortly after Aber’s death.
Jessica Aber’s family members had previously revealed that she suffered from epilepsy and epileptic seizures for years, and died in her sleep
Aber, 43, once the top prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia , was found unresponsive in her Washington DC home on March 22
‘We expect more information from the medical examiner in the coming weeks. Our family is in shock and grieving deeply, and we respectfully request privacy as we attempt to navigate through our unspeakable loss.’
Fatal epileptic seizures, known as Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, are rare, but are considered a major risk for people who suffer from the disorder.
Aber, once Virginia’s top prosecutor, resigned from her post on the day that President Donald Trump began his second term in January.
She had risen through the ranks of the Justice Department before she was eventually appointed by former President Joe Biden to serve as US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, or EDVA, in 2021 – becoming one of the few women to ever lead the department.
The district encompasses Northern Virginia, the Pentagon, Langley, the Port of Norfolk and the corridors of federal power in Richmond.
It is also a nerve center of legal activity involving terrorism, espionage, public corruption, and corporate crime.
During her time in the post, Aber led a team of roughly 300 lawyers and staff, prosecuting some of the nation’s most sensitive and consequential cases.
Aber worked in the investigation of former CIA analyst Asif Rahman, who pleaded guilty to leaking Israel’s plan to strike Iran last year.
She was also part of several probes into illegal activities by Russia-tied individuals.
But when Trump re-entered the White House on January 20, Aber stepped down, saying she felt the incoming administration expected her to resign as a Biden-appointee.
‘It’s a political job,’ she said during the Richmond Police Department’s year-end crime briefing, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
‘President Trump hasn’t indicated explicitly how long, if it all, he would keep the Biden U.S. attorneys, but I decided that I would leave at the end of President Biden’s time.’
