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Former FBI Chicago head Doug DePodesta sues FBI, DOJ; says he was forced to resign over failed immigration prosecutions

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Former Chicago FBI chief sues DOJ alleging he was forced out over politically motivated cases

Douglas DePodesta, former head of the FBI's Chicago field office, filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department, FBI Director Kash Patel, and other officials, claiming he was forced to resign and scapegoated after a federal prosecutor sought to blame him for the collapse of high-profile immigration prosecutions.

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Former Chicago FBI chief sues DOJ alleging he was forced out over politically motivated cases
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