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Post by Logan on Jun 7, 2016 18:22:41 GMT -6
Federal authorities find U.S. Attorney 'violated laws, sexual harassment regulations'The U.S. Department of Justice's internal inspector announced Tuesday that a U.S. Attorney had been found to have violated laws and sexual harassment regulations after engaging in a relationship with a subordinate. The justice department's inspector general did not identify which U.S. Attorney was the target of the investigation but wrote that the official had been accused of having an inappropriate yearlong relationship with an assistant U.S. attorney. The report also noted that the U.S. Attorney had lied about who was the actual target of the investigation and later resigned. Oregon U.S. Attorney Amanda Marshall officially resigned from her position as the state's top prosecutor on May 15, 2015 after having left the office in March amid rumors she had a potentially inappropriate relationship with Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott M. Kerin and had sent him unwanted texts and emails. At that time, Marshall had commented through her attorney that she suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Read more: www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/06/federal_authorities_find_us_at.html
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