On April 23, 2025, three federal prosecutors from the Southern District of New York—Celia V. Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom—resigned after refusing to admit wrongdoing in the high-profile bribery case against New York Mayor Eric Adams. The Justice Department had suspended the prosecutors and allegedly demanded they express regret as a condition for reinstatement. In a powerful resignation letter, they emphasized their ethical duty to uphold the law over political obedience, stating, “We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none.” Their principled stance has drawn widespread praise for defending prosecutorial integrity and the rule of law.