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Justice Dept. Launches Probe into Lawyer’s Arrest Over Madrid Bombings

HeadlineSep 14, 2004

The Justice Department has launched two internal investigations into the arrest of Oregon lawyer Brandon Mayfield. Mayfield was detained by the FBI earlier this year because of a faulty fingerprint analysis that wrongly linked him to the deadly terrorist bombings in Madrid.

News of the investigations was released in a report to Congress from Inspector General Glenn Fine. Fine is investigating the FBI’s conduct in the case, including whether Mayfield was targeted in part because of his Muslim beliefs

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