Ex-FBI Agent Fired Over Nassar Case Missteps Can’t Revive Suit

December 12, 2023, 10:38 PM UTC

A Washington federal appeals court declined to revive a former FBI agent’s suit challenging his firing, after he was found to have mishandled an inquiry into former USA Gymnastics coach and convicted sex offender Larry Nassar.

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by former FBI agent Michael Langeman, who was summarily fired following a scathing watchdog report into the agency’s failure to adequately investigate allegations against Nassar.

Nassar was accused of molesting more than 100 girls as a sports doctor, with the victims including ...

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