Overview
- Interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel said prosecutors have offered a plea deal to Judge Hannah Dugan and characterized the discussions as routine, noting Washington reviews significant negotiations.
- Dugan’s attorneys maintain she is innocent and continue preparing for a Dec. 15 federal trial.
- A grand jury indicted Dugan in May on obstruction and concealing charges after court records say she guided defendant Eduardo Flores-Ruiz out a private door as agents sought to arrest him.
- Flores-Ruiz pleaded guilty in September to illegally reentering the United States, and the Department of Homeland Security says he has been deported.
- Attorney General Pamela Bondi appointed Schimel on Monday to replace acting U.S. Attorney Richard Frohling, and a former U.S. attorney criticized Schimel’s public comments on plea talks as unusual.