Justice Department watchdog declines to investigate the handling of the Reflecting Pool case, lawyers say
Summary
The Justice Department's inspector general has declined to investigate the handling of the criminal case against a former Olympian who was cleared of accusations of intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, lawyers say, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Wednesday 21 October. In the Reflecting Pool case, Hearn's lawyers complain that the inspector general has referred the case to the Office of Professional Responsibility, a unit that was largely gutted and lacks independence, CBS News reported.
Latest: The Justice Department's inspector general declined to investigate the handling of the criminal case against a former Olympian cleared of accusations of intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, lawyers said, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer and CBS News, Hearn's lawyers complaining that the case was referred to a unit that was largely gutted and lacks independence.
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How it unfolded
Wednesday 21 October
The Justice Department's inspector general declined to investigate the handling of the criminal case against a former Olympian cleared of accusations of intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, lawyers said, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer and CBS News, Hearn's lawyers complaining that the case was referred to a unit that was largely gutted and lacks independence.
- 09:42CBS NewsDOJ watchdog declines investigation in Reflecting Pool case
- 09:00The Philadelphia InquirerJustice Department watchdog declines to investigate handling of Reflecting Pool case, lawyers say