Former Chicago FBI Chief Sues Justice Department, Says He Was Forced Out

Douglas DePodesta says he was forced out after prosecutions of protesters known as the Broadview Six collapsed.

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Former Chicago FBI Chief Sues Justice Department, Says He Was Forced Out

Douglas DePodesta, the former head of the FBI in Chicago, has sued the Justice Department over his resignation, according to The New York Times.

DePodesta says he was forced to leave his job after U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros’s prosecutions of protesters known as the Broadview Six collapsed.

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