Lawyers urge watchdogs to examine Reflecting Pool case against ex-Olympian
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Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian cleared of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are asking federal watchdogs to investigate how the Justice Department built a felony case against him before prosecutors concluded he was not responsible.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a former Olympian whom the Justice Department charged with intentionally damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, only to abruptly drop the case after determining he was not responsible, urged two government watchdogs on Tuesday to examine what they say was a flaw…
Attorneys for David Hearn say they want inspectors general to investigate alleged misconduct by the Departments of Interior and Justice in the handling of the since-dismissed case.
Lawyers for a former U.S. Olympian cleared of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are asking federal watchdogs to investigate how the Justice Department built a felony case against him before prosecutors concluded he was not responsible.
Attorneys for former Olympian David Hearn are asking the inspectors general for the Department of Justice and the Interior Department to investigate what they view as an unjust prosecution. Hearn faced a federal charge for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool until U.S.
