Fired Loudoun Co. superintendent claims prosecutorial misconduct in special grand jury

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Fired Loudoun Co. superintendent claims prosecutorial misconduct in special grand jury, seeks to have indictments dismissed

Neal Augenstein | [e-mail]
September 13, 2023, 10:02 AM



Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares speaks during an interview at the Office of the Attorney General in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, May 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)(AP/Ryan M. Kelly)

The lawyer for fired Loudoun County School Superintendent Scott Ziegler claims prosecutors in Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office resorted to “extensive abuse of the special grand jury process,” and will ask a judge next week to dismiss Ziegler’s three misdemeanor indictments.

In a motion to dismiss, filed on Sept. 7, defense attorney Erin Harrigan said prosecutors repeatedly commented on the credibility of witnesses who appeared before the grand jury and supplied answers to witnesses when they did not know the answer.

The 18-page motion cites several exchanges, including questions to witnesses laden with personal opinions about Loudoun County Public Schools expressed by prosecutors Carlton Davis and Theophani Stamos.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Neal Augenstein has been a reporter at WTOP since 1997. Through the years, Neal has covered many of the crimes and trials that have gripped the region. Neal's been pleased to receive awards over the years for hard news, feature reporting, use of sound and sports.

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Warring motions before fired Loudoun Co. superintendent’s trial: Prosecutor says claims of misconduct ‘frivolous’

Neal Augenstein | [e-mail]
September 13, 2023, 5:10 PM

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