Justice Department Inspector General Declines to Investigate Case, Lawyers Say
The Justice Department's inspector general declined to investigate the handling of a criminal case against a former Olympian related to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to the Olympian's lawyers.
Greenville New Bern Washington, NC, October 21, 2026 —
The Justice Department’s inspector general declined to investigate the handling of a criminal case involving a former Olympian and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, according to the Olympian’s lawyers.
The information provided does not identify the former Olympian, describe the criminal case or specify what aspect of its handling the lawyers sought to have investigated. It also does not state when the inspector general made the decision or explain the reason for declining.
The account comes from the lawyers; no statement from the inspector general or the Justice Department was included in the available information. The lawyers’ names and any written response from the department were not provided, so the decision and its rationale could not be independently detailed here.
The summary does not say what conduct the case concerned, whether the former Olympian was charged or convicted, or what connection the matter had to the reflecting pool beyond describing the case as related to it. It also provides no information about the case’s current status or any next steps.
As a result, the scope of the requested review and the significance of the inspector general’s decision remain unclear from the information available. The decision, as described by the lawyers, concerns whether the inspector general would investigate the case’s handling; the summary does not indicate that it changes the underlying criminal case or resolves any allegations.
Story summarized from the original created by ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press on www.wnct.com, see more information here.
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