WASHINGTON, D.C. : FBI Agent Cleared in Ruby Ridge Probe
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
One of six suspended FBI agents was cleared by federal prosecutors conducting a criminal investigation of the agents’ role in the deadly 1992 siege at Ruby Ridge, Idaho, and its aftermath. Agent Anthony A. Betz was a unit chief in the criminal investigative division at FBI headquarters at the time of the standoff. The decision about Betz did not imply any conclusions about the other five agents, including former FBI Deputy Director Larry A. Potts, an official said.
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