My Google daily searches on the Tax Division picked up that Andrew Ascencio, a Tax Division lawyer, died in a car accident in Australia. Isabel Beer, Department of Justice attorney with Sonoma ties, dies in accident with on vacation in Australia (The Sonoma Index Tribune 7/3/25), here (unfortunately a pay wall). My Google search indicates that he was in the Criminal Section. E.g., Two Men Sentenced for Real Estate and Tax Fraud (DOJ Press Release 5/15/25), here,
Condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
A Go Fund Me page, here, has been created to help with the expenses arising from his untimely death.