Pirro's office moved last week to drop charges against a former Olympian they accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool outside the Lincoln Memorial, claiming new information has since indicated that damage to the pool was the result of a rushed job.
Prosecutors dropped their case against David Hearn on Friday, blaming Reflecting Pool damage on a "botched installation" rather than vandalism. That has implications for other people who were charged.
A former Olympian will not face trial after federal prosecutors acknowledged that the Trump administration’s claims of vandalism were false.
President Trump had repeatedly accused vandals of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. On Friday, federal prosecutors acknowledged it was “the result of flawed installation.”
All charges against Dharmesh Patel, a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by driving his car off a cliff along the Northern California coast, have been dismissed following his completion of a mental health program.
'I don't want to call it a day'
'The interests of justice require dismissal'
The decision came after a meeting in which a lawyer for the billionaire, Gautam Adani, made an unusual offer, according to people familiar with the matter.
'Psychological and financial toll is immeasurable'
Federal prosecutors dismissed charges against one of 39 defendants they charged for disrupting a worship service in January to protest the immigration crackdown.