The settlement comes after former U.S.A. Gymnastics team members —
The agreement resolves 139 claims brought over failures to investigate allegations that could have brought the former USA gymnastics doctor to justice sooner.
Victims of disgraced former Team USA doctor Larry Nassar will receive a massive $138.7 million payout from the U.S. Department of Justice after the FBI's botched investigation.
The United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it has settled 139 administrative claims for a total of $138.7 million to be given to survivors
Investigation found FBI mishandled abuse allegationsAgents had knowledge of allegations a year before arrestThe US Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100m to settle claims with about 100 people who say they were sexually assaulted by disgraced doctor Larry Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations has told The Associated Press. The deal has not been finalized and no money has been paid, the source said.An internal investigation found that FBI agents mishandled...
The FBI's watchdog found it made errors when told of sexual abuse by US gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar.
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 […]
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a $138.7 million settlement with the more than 100 assault survivors of disgraced Olympic Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar over allegations the department failed to investigate sexual assault accusations against him.
The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar.
Larry Nassar's victims have reached a $138.7 million settlement deal with the Justice Department to resolve their claims of wrongdoing against the FBI
The DOJ settlement goes to 139 victims of Larry Nassar, the disgraced team doctor of USA Gymnastics who sexually assaulted elite and Olympic gymnasts, after the FBI failed to promptly investigate.
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...