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[quote=Anonymous]Had Graves not been called up to the Hill for some "oversight" would there have been a pilot project in Chinatown that magically boosted prosecution rates almost 50% by eliminating prosecutorial discretion? Notably NONE of the factors he had previously cited for the reasons that 67% of arrests were not prosecuted by his office had changed. Now, there may have been additional pressure as money maker sports teams that play at Cap One arena have been actively talking @ moving to VA in part due to safety/crime.

His background is in white collar crime and that is where he has stated he intends to shift his focus after the Jan 6 prosecutions. Where does that leave the residents of DC?

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/us-attorney-in-dc-looks-to-white-collar-pivot-after-jan-6-cases

What dynamic has taken over among career USAO staff that they were no papering 67% of arrests, almost 50% were prosecutable when they were not permitted to use discretion to decline them? The prosecution rate started dropping toward the end of Obama's term and continued to drop during Trump and Biden. This is likely due in part to career staff and poor oversight by the federally appointed USAOs across several administrations. Stats show that other cities prosecute a far higher % of arrests, in fact DC may be an outlier there too, with the 67% no paper rate. Sure seems connected, no?[/quote]

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