Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool seeks probe of potential misconduct
06-10-2026 18:00 via cbsnews.com

Olympian accused of damaging Reflecting Pool seeks probe of potential misconduct

Attorneys for Olympic canoeist David Hearn asked the internal watchdogs at the Justice and Interior departments on Tuesday to investigate the circumstances surrounding his arrest, indictment and the dismissal of the case, according to a letter seen by CBS News.Hearn's case garnered national attention, after he was falsely accused of vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and subsequently indicted on a charge of felony destruction of government property.Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney
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