A federal judge on Tuesday referred Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and one of his top prosecutors to the Department of Justice for investigation, saying evidence uncovered in a murder case may constitute perjury, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy.
U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond, a George W. Bush appointee, said the evidence was “tantamount to a prima facie showing of conduct that may constitute false statements, false declarations made under oath, perjury, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy.”
“I have thus reluctantly concluded that Philadelphia’s highest law enforcement official and one of his top assistants may have violated the law,” Diamond wrote in a 40-page memorandum.
“In these circumstances, with the issuance of this Memorandum, I refer the DAO, Mr. Krasner, and Stiegler to this District’s United States Attorney’s Office for investigation and other appropriate action.”
Diamond also disqualified Krasner and Matthew Stiegler, chief of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office’s Conviction Integrity Unit, from participating in the case of Dennis Johnson, who is seeking to overturn his 2009 second-degree murder conviction. Diamond declined to disqualify the entire district attorney’s office.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/federal-judge-refers-philly-da-224544575.html
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