Maurene Comey, the federal prosecutor who handled the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, was fired from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York Wednesday by the Justice Department, according to ABC News. The reason for Comey’s firing was not immediately clear.

The Department of Justice on Monday urged the Supreme Court to turn away an appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence.