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Patrick Leahy: “A DOJ-hosted OFS therefore presents potential conflicts of interest precluding the independence required for a forensic…”

On the recordDecember 6, 2011
A DOJ-hosted OFS therefore presents potential conflicts of interest precluding the independence required for a forensic science office to be effective.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Highlighting conflicts of interest with DOJ hosting the forensic science office.

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