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Mecklenburg stated in a letter that Boutros personally directed the pursuit of felony charges against protesters demonstrating outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois. All charges against the protesters were later dropped. Mecklenburg contended that misdemeanor charges were more suitable for the case."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The federal judge overseeing the 'Broadview Six' case had previously criticized Boutros's handling of the matter, stating that trust had been broken. Mecklenburg's resignation letter, dated Thursday, alleged that Boutros was attempting to shift blame for the failed prosecution onto her. She wrote that Boutros sent an office-wide email assigning responsibility to her for a felony prosecution he had directed over her objections."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on charge suitability"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Mecklenburg stated in her letter that Boutros personally directed the pursuit of felony charges over her objection that misdemeanor charges were more suitable. 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