I’ve always suspected that CD was a rising star in his organization, and by no means the head of it. I believe it’s helmed by wealthier people cloaked in secrecy, who are threatened by exposure because of the national attention Lori’s actions has brought. I think these other members probably include community leaders and/or members of LE.
I recall from the Anne Marie Fahey case, the AG got involved at first because the Wilmington PD needed their permission to do wiretaps. Local LE didn’t have that power. Also b/c the suspect and POI’s were all “connected” so to speak, and the case was garnering a lot of attention. Then the US district attorney got involved kinda on a whim, the exact reason escapes me. But the FBI was already involved because a couple of the POI’s had been federal informants in the past, so the FBI were consulted about them. It was really a clusterf*** of reasons why all these agencies got involved, lol. Of course the US attorneys office can get involved in whatever they feel like.