Legal Opinion
Jett v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 30, 2015No. Civil No. 1:14-cv-00276 (APM)PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
AMIT P. MEHTA, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
In 2012, Plaintiff James B. Jett was a candidate in the race to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. According to Jett, intermediaries of his opponent, who was a sitting Member of Congress, approached him during the campaign and,offered him various benefits in exchange for dropping out of the race. Jett reported the offers to Defendant Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), which initiated an investigation into Jett’s allegations. As part of the…
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