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Ex-Army Doc to Get $5.8M in Anthrax Case

Posted Jun 27, 08 7:44 PM CDT in Crime & Courts,  Politics 

(Newser) – The Justice Department will pay nearly $6 million to an ex-Army scientist for naming him in an anthrax probe 7 years ago, the AP reports. The feds settled out of court today for calling Steven Hatfill a "person of interest" in the still-unsolved case, but continued to "deny all liability in connection with Dr. Hatfill's claims,” a DOJ spokesman said. Hatfill, who has never been charged, accused officials of trying to smear him.

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Former Attorney General John Ashcroft made comments about Hatfill in 2001.   (AP Photo)
Steven Hatfill, in an Aug. 11, 2002 file photo.   (AP Photo)
Washington police respond to a 2007 incident, where a suspicious package was discovered.   (AP Photo)
A laboratory.   (AP Photo)
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