Why did it take six years for the Department of Justice to investigate the first complaint against the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and three years to investigate the second?
National Public Radio may have the answer. On Dec. 12, 2008, NPR did broadcast a story on how the Civil Rights Division of the DOJ was waiting on the Obama Administration to take office so that it could tackle investigations that they have been delaying.
Some lawyers who have worked at the Justice Department for years say they are delaying certain cases in hopes that the Obama administration will give them more attention than they received from the Bush administration.
That is especially true in parts of the Civil Rights Division, where the Obama administration’s priorities are expected to be very different from those of the current administration.
Civil rights prosecutors also say they are dusting off old investigations that have sat untouched for years. They hope new leaders will take interest in those old cases, which makes some companies that have long been under investigation nervous.
Read the story: Justice Dept. Times Cases For Obama’s Arrival