Larry Nassar victims receive almost $140M in compensation following BOTCHED FBI probe

By ramontomeydw // 2024-04-29

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The victims of former Team USA physician Larry Nassar have been given almost $140 million in compensation following a botched probe by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Breitbart News reported that Nassar's victims, which number 139 in all, are set to receive almost $1 million each from the U.S. government. This is because the FBI – which is under the Department of Justice (DOJ) – failed to intervene once it received information that would have allowed them to stop the sexual abuse committed by the now-jailed perpetrator. "For decades, Nassar abused his position, betraying the trust of those under his care and medical supervision while skirting accountability," Acting U.S. Associate Attorney General Benjamin Mizer said when he announced the $138.7 million settlement on April 23. "These allegations should have been taken seriously from the outset. While these settlements won't undo the harm Nassar inflicted, our hope is that they will help give the victims of his crimes some of the critical support they need to continue healing." According to NBC News, the announcement of the settlement "is a culmination of several years of internal probes, which concluded that FBI agents in Indianapolis made 'fundamental errors' by failing to notify other FBI offices or state or local authorities about Nassar." "A 2021 report by [DOJ] Inspector-General Michael Horowitz blasted Indianapolis-based agents, saying officials at that field office 'did not take responsibility for their failures' and instead 'provided incomplete and inaccurate information to make it appear that they had been diligent in responding to the sexual abuse allegations.'" Breitbart News also noted that the federal law enforcement agency is accused of waiting a year before contacting any of Nassar's victims. This pause allowed the disgraced doctor to abuse more women. The two agents involved in the case – Michael Langemann, who was fired in the summer of 2021 and Jay Abbott, who has since retired – were not criminally charged. (Related: 12 Jeffrey Epstein victims file lawsuit against FBI over its failure to investigate complaints lodged against the pedophile as early as 1996.)

Meanwhile, multiple sources privy to the negotiations with the settlement told NBC News that funds "have already been apportioned per claimant, with the various amounts determined on a case-by-case basis." They added that the said funds "are expected to be dispersed within the next two months."

Settlement a result of long and complex talks between DOJ and Nassar victims

According to the sources who spoke to NBC News, the $137.8 million settlement followed two years of long and complex negotiations between Nassar's victims and the DOJ. "It was a tough negotiation," said one source. "I think the [Justice Department] understood what happened and the gravity of it. There was a real acknowledgement by the DOJ that something went very wrong here and they were reasonable in coming to an agreement." "The April 23 settlement is the latest in a string of civil settlements acknowledging institutional failures when victims raised red flags about Nassar," NBC News continued. In 2018, Michigan State University – Nassar's former employer – agreed to pay $500 million to some of his victims. Two years later in 2021, USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee reached a $380 million settlement with other Nassar victims. The 60-year-old Nassar is serving time at U.S. Penitentiary Lewisburg in Pennsylvania after he pleaded guilty in 2017 to federal charges of child pornography possession, leading him to be slapped with an initial 60 years. But it is unlikely that Nassar will ever leave prison, as two separate judges slapped him extended sentences with a total of 300 years in 2018 – essentially condemning him to jail for the rest of his life. Not even 10 years in, Nassar has already been targeted in prison. Last year, an inmate repeatedly stabbed the sexual abuser after he allegedly claimed he wanted to watch "the girls" at the Wimbledon Cup on TV. Visit FBICorruption.news for more stories about the federal law enforcement agency. Watch this news report about Larry Nassar being assaulted in prison by an inmate over his remarks. This video is from the In Search Of Truth channel on Brighteon.com.

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Settlement a result of long and complex talks between DOJ and Nassar victims

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