Ambitious and sincere, Mary Beth Buchanan clearly believed in every case that she pursued as U.S. attorney.
Even when she was subjected to ridicule and scorn — as with the failed prosecution of former Allegheny County Coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht or the successful prosecution of Tommy Chong for selling bongs online — Ms. Buchanan was no shrinking violet.
She became a darling of the Bush administration and thrust herself into the spotlight, often to her advantage — and sometimes not.
Ms. Buchanan, 46, was known to be demanding in the office and sometimes used her assistants to further her own career, sometimes having assistant prosecutors write speeches for her.
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