The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched an investigation of the sentencing and plea bargain standards used by Fairfax County, Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano. The DOJ wants to probe whether Descano’s office has violated Title VI the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or the Safe Streets Act by “discriminating based upon race, color, or national origin.” “Under my leadership, the Civil Rights Division will not allow local prosecutors to pick and choose winners based on their immigration status,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said in a statement. “This investigation will uncover whether this prosecutor is putting the community at risk in offering sweetheart deals to illegal immigrants charged with serious crimes.”...