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The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated an investigation into the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office in Minnesota following a directive from County Attorney Mary Moriarty to consider racial disparities when negotiating plea deals. This inquiry, announced by Harmeet Dhillon, the new director of the Civil Rights Division, aims to assess whether the office’s practices violate federal law. The investigation, similar to a previous probe of the Minneapolis Police Department, comes amidst heightened scrutiny of prosecutorial decision-making in light of ongoing discussions about racial equity in the justice system.
