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Federal officials detail Trayvon Martin investigation

March 29, 2012|By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Couvertier: We’re working with them in the sense of requesting their police reports and we’re collecting their work product. The state attorney's office has been very receptive; they are sharing information as well. What we’re doing to reciprocate -- any federal resources that are available -- we’re making available to them. If they have certain evidence, for instance, we don’t need to go back and collect it. But
they’re not influencing our investigation.

So the FBI is not providing oversight of the state investigation?

Couvertier: Exactly. We’re not monitoring their investigation or dictating anything. That’s an investigation by a state attorney brought in from a different jurisdiction to create that independent review.

What happens if, in the course of your investigation, you uncover improprieties by local police or prosecutors?

Couvertier: If something like that did come up, that would be addressed accordingly, either by state [investigators], federal, or both. But right now we are focused on the circumstances surrounding Trayvon’s death and his civil rights. The state attorney's office is looking at the death and how everything was handled so they would be aware of any issues and address those accordingly.

What would you ask the public to do to help now?

Couvertier: Let all the facts come out, let us finish our investigation and at that point, the nation will be better informed.

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