Justice department settles case with Nassar victims for $138.7M due to FBI errors
Nassar worked at Michigan State University and also served as a team doctor at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics.
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Nassar worked at Michigan State University and also served as a team doctor at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics.
(CNN) — The Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar over the FBI’s initial failures
The Justice Department has acknowledged that it failed to step in. For more than a year, FBI agents in Indianapolis and Los Angeles had knowledge of allegations against him but apparently took no action, an internal investigation found.
For more than a year, FBI agents had knowledge of allegations against Nassar but apparently took no action.
The U.S. Justice Department is paying a $138.7 million to settle more than 100 claims that it badly mishandled allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016.