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DOJ Drops Charges Against Olympian | Durham News
Former Olympian David Hearn is set to walk free after the Justice Department drops felony charges against him — not because he’s innocent, but because the real culprit was a botched installation by contractors hired for the job. What started as a high-profile accusation over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has now been officially reclassified as a contractor’s error, with the DOJ admitting their initial case was flawed. Hearn, who pleaded not guilty, can finally breathe easy — justice, it turns out, often comes down to getting the facts right before assigning blame. Listen in…
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