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The two prison guards who skipped their rounds and falsified records the night that Jeffrey Epstein allegedly died by suicide will dodge jail time after agreeing to cooperate with a DOJ inspector general investigation, the latest examples in the Epstein saga seemingly let off the hook.
The announcement by the Southern District of New York follows a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation in May and a DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility investigation in November separately concluding they had uncovered no criminality in how investigators and prosecutors handled the case against the jet-setting financier and deceased sex offender, leading to renewed calls for accountability.
DOJ Prosecutor Michael Sherwin Will Avoid Disciplinary Action For 60 Minutes Interview
On 4/30/21 at 2:05 PM EDT
CBS 60 Minutes about the January 6 Capitol attack.
The Justice Department opened an investigation into Sherwin after he suggested during the interview that some of the rioters could face rarely used sedition charges. He had been made the top prosecutor in Washington by the former U.S. Attorney General William Barr leading up to his 60 Minutes appearance.
Sherwin first mentioned seditious conspiracy charges, for which there is a 20-year maximum prison penalty, in January. His superiors at the Justice Department had told Sherwin not to speak to reporters about the investigation, according to the
by Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 30, 2021 1:50 pm ADT
Last Updated Apr 30, 2021 at 1:55 pm ADT
FILE In this Dec. 21, 2020 file photo, then acting U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Michael Sherwin, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Sherwin, who was under investigation over an interview to CBS 60 Minutes about the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, has left the Justice Department, ensuring he can face no disciplinary action for the interview(Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP)
NEW YORK The former acting U.S. attorney in Washington, who was under investigation over an interview to CBS’ “60 Minutes” about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, has left the Justice Department and can no longer be subject to any potential disciplinary action for the interview.
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FILE In this Dec. 21, 2020 file photo, then acting U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Michael Sherwin, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington. Sherwin, who was under investigation over an interview to CBS 60 Minutes about the investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, has left the Justice Department, ensuring he can face no disciplinary action for the interview(Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP) April 30, 2021 - 11:24 AM
NEW YORK - The former acting U.S. attorney in Washington, who was under investigation over an interview to CBSâ â60 Minutesâ about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, has left the Justice Department and can no longer be subject to any potential disciplinary action for the interview.