The Department of Justice has sent grand jury subpoenas to Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner as part of a probe into obstruction of justice by his office.
Fox News reports that the investigation relates to Krasner’s handling of cases before a federal judge who referred him to the DOJ.
U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond referred Krasner to the Department of Justice for potential conspiracy and obstruction of justice charges after he and his top deputy lied to the court to overturn a murder conviction.
Krassner and his deputy, Matthew Stiegler, are accused of making false statements and suborning perjury in a bid to overturn a conviction for Dennis Johnson.
Johnson was convicted of second-degree murder in 2009 and sentenced to life in prison without parole after killing a woman at a Philadelphia convenience store.
He has been fighting to overturn his conviction for ten years.
“I have thus reluctantly concluded that Philadelphia’s highest law enforcement official and one of his top assistants may have violated the law,” Judge Diamond wrote, further accusing Krasner of pressuring subordinates to lie to the court.
Neither of them have been charged.
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