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Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy: ADA Resigns

October 1, 2010 / 12:26 PM EDT / CBS News

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Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, the New York prosecutor competing to be Donald Trump's new assistant on this season's "The Apprentice," was asked to resign from the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, because of her appearance on that show. According to the New York Post, the 29-year-old quit her job on Friday after angering superiors who approved a two-month leave she requested - reportedly without notifying them what she was doing.

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"She wasn't forthright," a source told the New York Post. "Some people in the office found it offensive. That's not the image that they'd want to project." Saeidi-Azcuy reportedly began working as an assistant district attorney prosecuting misdemeanors last January.

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The New York Post reports her new role on the popular NBC reality show has given her instant celebrity status, which her bosses said could become a potential conflict if jurors started recognizing her. On a happier note, Saeidi-Azcuy has made it through the first three episodes of the new season without getting "fired."

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Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, the New York prosecutor competing to be Donald Trump's new assistant on this season's "The Apprentice," was asked to resign from the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, because of her appearance on that show. According to the New York Post, the 29-year-old quit her job on Friday after angering superiors who approved a two-month leave she requested - reportedly without notifying them what she was doing.

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"She wasn't forthright," a source told the New York Post. "Some people in the office found it offensive. That's not the image that they'd want to project." Saeidi-Azcuy reportedly began working as an assistant district attorney prosecuting misdemeanors last January.

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Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, the New York prosecutor competing to be Donald Trump's new assistant on this season's "The Apprentice," was asked to resign from the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, because of her appearance on that show. According to the New York Post, the 29-year-old quit her job on Friday after angering superiors who approved a two-month leave she requested - reportedly without notifying them what she was doing.

Personal Photo

"She wasn't forthright," a source told the New York Post. "Some people in the office found it offensive. That's not the image that they'd want to project." Saeidi-Azcuy reportedly began working as an assistant district attorney prosecuting misdemeanors last January.

Personal Photo

The New York Post reports her new role on the popular NBC reality show has given her instant celebrity status, which her bosses said could become a potential conflict if jurors started recognizing her. On a happier note, Saeidi-Azcuy has made it through the first three episodes of the new season without getting "fired."

Personal Photo

Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, the New York prosecutor competing to be Donald Trump's new assistant on this season's "The Apprentice," was asked to resign from the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, because of her appearance on that show. According to the New York Post, the 29-year-old quit her job on Friday after angering superiors who approved a two-month leave she requested - reportedly without notifying them what she was doing.

Personal Photo

"She wasn't forthright," a source told the New York Post. "Some people in the office found it offensive. That's not the image that they'd want to project." Saeidi-Azcuy reportedly began working as an assistant district attorney prosecuting misdemeanors last January.

Personal Photo

The New York Post reports her new role on the popular NBC reality show has given her instant celebrity status, which her bosses said could become a potential conflict if jurors started recognizing her. On a happier note, Saeidi-Azcuy has made it through the first three episodes of the new season without getting "fired."

Personal Photo

Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, the New York prosecutor competing to be Donald Trump's new assistant on this season's "The Apprentice," was asked to resign from the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, because of her appearance on that show. According to the New York Post, the 29-year-old quit her job on Friday after angering superiors who approved a two-month leave she requested - reportedly without notifying them what she was doing.

Personal Photo

"She wasn't forthright," a source told the New York Post. "Some people in the office found it offensive. That's not the image that they'd want to project." Saeidi-Azcuy reportedly began working as an assistant district attorney prosecuting misdemeanors last January.

Personal Photo

The New York Post reports her new role on the popular NBC reality show has given her instant celebrity status, which her bosses said could become a potential conflict if jurors started recognizing her. On a happier note, Saeidi-Azcuy has made it through the first three episodes of the new season without getting "fired."

Personal Photo

Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, the New York prosecutor competing to be Donald Trump's new assistant on this season's "The Apprentice," was asked to resign from the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, because of her appearance on that show. According to the New York Post, the 29-year-old quit her job on Friday after angering superiors who approved a two-month leave she requested - reportedly without notifying them what she was doing.

Personal Photo

"She wasn't forthright," a source told the New York Post. "Some people in the office found it offensive. That's not the image that they'd want to project." Saeidi-Azcuy reportedly began working as an assistant district attorney prosecuting misdemeanors last January.

Personal Photo

The New York Post reports her new role on the popular NBC reality show has given her instant celebrity status, which her bosses said could become a potential conflict if jurors started recognizing her. On a happier note, Saeidi-Azcuy has made it through the first three episodes of the new season without getting "fired."

Personal Photo

Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, the New York prosecutor competing to be Donald Trump's new assistant on this season's "The Apprentice," was asked to resign from the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, because of her appearance on that show. According to the New York Post, the 29-year-old quit her job on Friday after angering superiors who approved a two-month leave she requested - reportedly without notifying them what she was doing.

Personal Photo

"She wasn't forthright," a source told the New York Post. "Some people in the office found it offensive. That's not the image that they'd want to project." Saeidi-Azcuy reportedly began working as an assistant district attorney prosecuting misdemeanors last January.

Personal Photo

The New York Post reports her new role on the popular NBC reality show has given her instant celebrity status, which her bosses said could become a potential conflict if jurors started recognizing her. On a happier note, Saeidi-Azcuy has made it through the first three episodes of the new season without getting "fired."

Personal Photo

Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy, the New York prosecutor competing to be Donald Trump's new assistant on this season's "The Apprentice," was asked to resign from the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, because of her appearance on that show. According to the New York Post, the 29-year-old quit her job on Friday after angering superiors who approved a two-month leave she requested - reportedly without notifying them what she was doing.