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Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with Vanita Gupta, U.S. Associate
Attorney General, regarding the implementation of the “Public Safety Officer
Support Act."
A Justice Department office has ruled that Capitol Police officer Howard
Liebengood — who killed himself days after encountering rioters during the
Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection — died in the line of duty, according to his family
and authorities.
In August, President Biden signed the Public Safety Officer Support Act that
made it easier for families of officers who die by suicide to access death
benefits. The president of the national Fraternal Order of Police said the
claim filed by Liebengood is the first under that new law.
Patrick Yoes, the national FOP president, said in a statement that the
decision “is an important step in acknowledging that law enforcement
suicides are service-connected and should be seen for what they are — line
of duty deaths.”
Officer’s suicide after Jan. 6 riot is
a line-of-duty death, DOJ says
By Peter Hermann | November 21, 2022
Executive Director Jim Pasco spoke with U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas regarding various DHS
priorities, including gang violence, border issues, and domestic terrorism.
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