DOJ Launches Civil Rights Probe Into Fairfax County Prosecutor Over Plea Deals and Immigration Bias
TL;DR
The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division has opened a federal investigation into Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano's plea bargaining, charging decisions, and sentencing policies to determine if United States citizens were discriminated against in favor of illegal-immigrant defendants; the probe will assess potential violations of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Safe Streets Act, and 34 U.S.C. § 12601; no conclusions yet, and information is invited via civilrights.justice.gov/report.
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- Justice Department Notifies Fairfax County, Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorney of Investigation into His Plea Bargaining, Charging Decisions, and Sentencing Policy Department of Justice (.gov)
- Justice Department launches civil rights probe into prosecutor in Virginia The Washington Post
- DOJ probes Fairfax County prosecutor's charging decisions NBC4 Washington
- Justice Department launches investigation in Fairfax County prosecutor Steve Descano WJLA
- BREAKING: DOJ investigating Fairfax prosecutor over policy on immigrant defendants FFXnow
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