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Ex-Olympic canoeist’s lawyers urge DOJ inspector general to reconsider Reflecting Pool case probe

The Hill
October 21, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Ex-Olympic canoeist’s lawyers urge DOJ inspector general to reconsider Reflecting Pool case probe

Lawyers who represented former Olympian David Hearn in a now-defunct criminal case alleging he vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are urging the Justice Department’s internal watchdog to reconsider a probe into how the indictment and prosecution were handled. A letter Hearn’s legal team sent to Inspector General Don Berthiaume on Wednesday said the federal…

Lawyers who represented former Olympian David Hearn in a now-defunct criminal case alleging he vandalized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are urging the Justice Department’s internal watchdog to reconsider a probe into how the indictment and prosecution were handled. A letter Hearn’s legal team sent to Inspector General Don Berthiaume on Wednesday said the federal…