Portland DA, Oregon AG to jointly investigate Delgado shooting April 29 2021
The family of the homeless man shot by Portland police had called for the appointment of a special prosecutor.
Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced on Thursday that their offices will jointly investigate the Portland police shooting death of Robert Douglas Delgado.
In the announcement, Schmidt and Rosenblum said they recognize the importance of always maintaining actual and perceived prosecutorial legitimacy and fairness.
Delgado s family had called for an independent prosecutor to be assigned to the case.
Delgado was killed on April 16 in Lents Park by Portland Police Officer Zachary DeLong, an eight-year veteran of the bureau assigned to East Precinct. Police recovered a replica gun. Delgado s family said he was homeless and had struggled with mental health and addiction issues.
by Alex Zielinski • Apr 23, 2021 at 4:34 pm
Attorney J. Ashlee Albies speaks during an afternoon press conference. Behind her stands family members of Robert Delgado. Alex Zielinski
The family of Robert Delgado, the 46-year-old man killed by a Portland police officer last week, are calling for a special investigation into Delgado s death. We are seeking justice, said Skyler Delgado, one of Robert s four children, speaking at an afternoon press conference outside the downtown Portland office of civil rights attorney J. Ashlee Albies. Albies is currently representing Delgado s family in their pursuit for justice.
According to Albies, the family has asked Governor Kate Brown and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate Delgado s killing by Portland police officer Zachary DeLong. Albies explained that this is the legal tool Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison used to address the invest
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AG Kaul Joined 24 States and the District of Columbia in Urging US Department of Education to Forgive Loans of Certain ITT Tech Students
April 6, 2021
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General
Josh Kaul last week urged the U.S. Department of Education to cancel federal student loan debt of those who attended ITT Technical Institute. The now defunct for-profit school defrauded thousands of individuals by encouraging them to enroll and borrow loans based on false and misleading information about the value of an ITT degree and empty promises of high-paying jobs after graduation.
“Students who were defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges should be able to obtain debt relief,” said Attorney General Kaul. “The U.S. Department of Education should use its authority to cancel the student loan debt owed by former ITT Tech students.”
AG Slatery Urges U.S. Department Of Education To Forgive Loans For Some ITT Tech Students Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III urged the U.S. Department of Education to cancel federal student loan debt for some students who attended ITT Technical Institute. The now defunct for-profit school defrauded thousands of individuals by encouraging them to enroll and borrow loans based on false and misleading information about the value of an ITT degree. The borrower defense application that a bipartisan coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed today includes students who attended ITT Tech between at least 2007 and 2011.