A former federal prosecutor is seeking the Republican nomination to run against state Attorney General Letitia James, the embattled Democratic incumbent and rival of President Trump.
Saritha Komatireddy , 41, was set to announce a run for the GOP nomination Monday, adding to a growing field of Republicans looking to take on James.
Komatireddy worked in the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District in Brooklyn, serving as chief of International Narcotics and Money Laundering, Deputy Chief of Appeals and Deputy Chief of General Crimes.
“I’ve spent over a decade in the U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuting the worst of the worst. Terrorists, murderers, fraudsters, and hackers,” Komatireddy said — noting she has taken on cases involving al Qaeda, ISIS and the Sinaloa cartel.
“Now, I want

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