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Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department moved Friday to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, saying evidence prosecutors had recently received refuted the idea that vandals were to blame.

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