Feds will pay $138.7 million to victims of Larry Nassar who sued over FBI's mishandling
by The Washington Times
The Washington Times— The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest.
NBC News—Larry Nassar's victims reach $138.7 million settlement over botched FBI probe. The Department of Justice agreed to pay more than $138 million to victims of disgraced sports physician Larry Nassar and apologized for the FBI failing to act on warnings about the convicted sex abuser, officials said Tuesday. The "FBI failed to conduct an adequate investigation of Nassar’s conduct," Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin Mizer said in announcing the $138.7 million settlement. “For decades, Lawrence Nassar abused his position, betraying the trust of those under his care and...
WFIN Local News—DOJ settles with Larry Nassar victims for $138.7M over FBI’s mishandling of sex assault allegations. The Justice Department agreed on Tuesday to pay $138.7 million to settle 139 claims of those who accused the FBI of mishandling sexual assault allegations against disgraced former sports doctor Larry Nasar in 2015 and 2016. Nassar worked at Michigan State University and was the team doctor at USA Gymnastics in Indianapolis. Several current
Washington Examiner—The FBI failed Larry Nassar’s victims and cost taxpayers millions. Few episodes in the history of the FBI are as shameful and gut-wrenching as the agency’s failure to investigate pedophile gymnastics “doctor” Larry Nassar. On Tuesday, the Department of Justice agreed to pay Nassar’s victims a settlement of $138.7 million as restitution for the FBI’s failure to investigate the credible allegations that Nassar was using […]