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— On the NFL's investigation into the case: "There was substantial information about the incident that should have put the league on notice of a need to undertake a more thorough investigation to obtain available evidence of precisely what occurred inside the elevator. Had the League done so,Cheap Jerseys From China, it may have uncovered additional information about the incident, possibly including the in-elevator video prior to its public release."
— On the accuracy of the report's findings: "We reach these findings without the benefit of all possible information. The Associated Press and ACPD did not provide certain information we requested. For example, had the Associated Press provided us with a phone number associated with the disposable phone used by the AP source, or the sound of the female's voice at the league (for use with voice comparisons), our conclusion might have been different. We made several offers to the Associated Press to receive such information without identifying its source, including an offer to search our telephone data for any portion of the source's disposable cellphone number. Those offers were declined. Similarly, had ACPD provided information about certain officers' handling of evidence,Wholesale China Jerseys, we might have reached a different conclusion. We made several requests to ACPD for information,Cheap Jerseys From China, face-to-face interviews, and written responses to our questions. Those requests were declined."
Former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III said in a report that the NFL failed to investigate the Ray Rice case properly and that he found no evidence the league received a video of the Ravens running back knocking out his fiancee on a casino elevator.
— On an Associated Press report that a law enforcement official sent a copy of the in-elevator video to the NFL: "We found no evidence that anyone at the NFL had or saw the in-elevator video before it was publicly shown. We also found no evidence that a woman at the NFL acknowledged receipt of that video in a voicemail message on April 9, 2014."
— On security chief Jeffery Miller's unsuccessful attempt to obtain in-elevator video: "Also on February 20,CHeap NFL Jerseys China, Miller attended a previously scheduled lunch meeting with senior officials from NJSP_officials who had worked with the League in the run up to the Super Bowl at the Meadowlands. Miller recalls that, during a brief discussion of the Rice incident, he told the officials that the league knew there was video from outside the elevator and that he suspected there was video from inside the elevator. Miller recalls asking the officials if they could confirm whether an in-elevator video existed or describe to him what the video showed. There is a dispute about what Miller said at the luncheon, but there is no dispute that Miller did not obtain information as a result of any request made during the luncheon."
— On the steps taken by the NFL to pursue evidence in the case: "Our investigation identified a number of investigative steps that the league did not take to acquire additional information about what occurred inside the elevator. League investigators did not contact any of the police officers who investigated the incident,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office, or the Revel to attempt to obtain or view the in-elevator video or to obtain other information. No one from the league asked Rice or his lawyer whether they would make available for viewing the in-elevator video they received as part of criminal discovery in early April. And, after the initial contacts with the Ravens in the immediate aftermath of the incident,Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic, league investigators did not follow up with the Ravens to determine whether the team had additional information."
Here are some of the key excerpts from the 96-page report released Thursday following a four-month investigation: |
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