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Simone Biles, other women seek $1B-plus from FBI over Nassar

By ED WHITE claims, referring instead
Associated Press to remarks last year by FBI
DETROIT (AP) — Olym- Director Christopher Wray,
pic gold medalist Simone who acknowledged major
Biles and dozens of other mistakes.
women who say they were “I’m especially sorry that
sexually assaulted by Larry there were people at the
Nassar are seeking more FBI who had their own
than $1 billion from the FBI chance to stop this monster
for failing to stop the sports back in 2015 and failed.
doctor when the agency And that’s inexcusable,”
first received allegations Wray told victims at a Sen-
against him, lawyers said ate hearing.
Wednesday. At that same hearing, Biles,
There’s no dispute that FBI widely considered to be
agents in 2015 knew that the greatest gymnast of
Nassar was accused of as- all time, said an “entire sys-
saulting gymnasts, but they tem” enabled the abuse.
failed to act, leaving him Maroney recalled “dead
free to continue to target silence” when she talked to
young women and girls FBI agents about Nassar.
for more than a year. He The Justice Department in
pleaded guilty in 2017 and United States gymnasts from left, Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman and Maggie May said that it would not
is serving decades in prison. Nichols, arrive to testify during a Senate Judiciary hearing about the Inspector General’s report pursue criminal charges
“It is time for the FBI to be on the FBI’s handling of the Larry Nassar investigation on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, against former agents who
held accountable,” said in Washington. were accused of giving in-
Maggie Nichols, a nation- Associated Press accurate or incomplete re-
al champion gymnast at California law firm. Sepa- saulted by Nassar, a team Nassar wasn’t arrested un- sponses during the inspec-
Oklahoma in 2017-19. rately, 13 claims were filed doctor. But the FBI did not til the fall of 2016 during an tor general’s investigation.
Under federal law, a gov- by others in April. open a formal investigation investigation by police at Failures by federal law en-
ernment agency has six “If the FBI had simply done or inform federal or state Michigan State University, forcers have led to ma-
months to respond to the its job, Nassar would have authorities in Michigan, ac- where he was a doctor. jor settlements, including
tort claims filed Wednes- been stopped before he cording to the Justice De- The Michigan attorney gen- $127.5 million for families
day. Lawsuits could follow, ever had the chance to partment’s inspector gen- eral’s office ultimately han- of those killed or injured in
depending on the FBI’s re- abuse hundreds of girls, in- eral, an internal watchdog. dled the assault charges 2018 at Florida’s Marjory
sponse. cluding me,” said former Los Angeles agents in 2016 against Nassar, while fed- Stoneman Douglas High
The approximately 90 University of Michigan gym- began a sexual tourism in- eral prosecutors in Grand School. The FBI received a
claimants include Biles, nast Samantha Roy. vestigation against Nassar Rapids, Michigan, filed a tip about five weeks before
Aly Raisman and McKayla Indianapolis-based USA and interviewed several child pornography case. 17 people were killed, but
Maroney, all Olympic gold Gymnastics told local victims but also didn’t alert The FBI declined to com- the tip was never forward-
medalists, according to agents in 2015 that three Michigan authorities, the in- ment Wednesday on the ed to the South Florida
Manly, Stewart & Finaldi, a gymnasts said they were as- spector general said. former gymnasts’ financial office.q

Swanson beats Braves in arbitration, Duvall loses to Atlanta

NEW YORK (AP) — Short- homers and three RBIs in Atlanta third baseman
stop Dansby Swanson the World Series against Austin Riley ($3.95 million)
beat the Braves in salary Houston, helping the and injured Braves reliever
arbitration on Wednesday Braves win their first title Luke Jackson ($3.6 million)
and outfielder Adam Du- since 1995. lost their cases previously,
vall lost to Atlanta, leaving Swanson made $6 million and pitcher Max Fried re-
teams with a 6-3 advan- last season and is eligible mains scheduled for a
tage over players this year. for free agency after the hearing.
Swanson was awarded World Series. He entered No statistics or evidence
$10 million rather than the Wednesday with a .279 from after March 1 are
team’s $9.2 million offer by average, six homers and admissible other than con-
Jeanne Charles, Richard 26 RBIs. tract and salary compari-
McNeill and Scott Buc- Duvall led the NL with 113 sons. The timing was set
cheit, who heard argu- RBIs last year for Miami when Major League Base-
ments on Tuesday. and Atlanta, which ac- ball and the players’ asso-
Duvall was given the quired him on July 30. The ciation agreed to the deal
Braves’ $9,275,000 offer 33-year-old hit .228 with 38 that ended the lockout.
rather than his $10,275,000 home runs during the sea- Seattle second baseman/ Atlanta Braves’ Dansby Swanson heads up the first-base line
request by Gary Kendellen, son and had two homers outfielder Adam Frazier ($8 after hitting a single off Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Ryan
Keith Greenberg and Gil and six RBIs in the World million) and Kansas City Feltner in the second inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June
Vernon, who listened to ar- Series. outfielder Andrew Ben- 5, 2022, in Denver.
guments on Friday. He also is eligible for free intendi ($8.5 million) also Associated Press
Swanson, 28, hit .248 last agency after this season won their cases earlier. St. million) and Milwaukee ally are held during the first
year, when he set career and is hitting .199 with Louis outfielder Tyler O’Neill right-hander Adrian Hous- three weeks of February
highs with 27 homers and three homers and 18 RBIs ($3.4 million), Miami right- er ($2.425 million) lost. but were delayed by the
88 RBIs. He had a pair of this year. hander Pablo López ($2.45 Arbitration hearings usu- lockout.q