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Wednesday, May. 12, 2021

Does a former FBI agent face felony charges arising from his role in a 2018 investigation of Missouri’s governor?

Lisa Freedland, Gigafact

yes

An ex-FBI agent faces charges arising from his conduct in a 2018 probe of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. Greitens resigned after an ex-lover accused him of sexual assault and taking an explicit photo of her without consent.

A St. Louis prosecutor, Kimberly M. Gardener, hired William Tisaby to help investigate the allegations against Greitens. The case was dropped. Greitens is now running for the Senate in 2022.

The prosecutor faces ethics charges in a disciplinary proceeding arising from her conduct of the case. Tisaby faces seven felony charges, six for perjury and one for evidence tampering, arising from disputed circumstances around an interview with Greitens’ alleged victim.

Tisaby denies the charges. His trial was delayed by the pandemic, and a date has not yet been set.

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