The Justice Department found that the FBI did not act appropriately when the athletes raised concerns about Larry Nassar. Nassar pleaded guilty in 2017 to abusing 10 of the more than 265 patients who said they were assaulted.
More than 100 women collectively sought more than $1 billion from the federal government over the FBI's failure to apprehend Nassar, who is serving a sentence of up to 175 years in prison. Survivors included USA Gymnastics national team members McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Sabrina Vega, Ashton Locklear, Kyla Ross, Simone Biles, and Alyssa Baumann. The settlement figure is likely to be closer to $100 million, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News the negotiations have not been closed. The FBI office in Indianapolis made "fundamental errors" and failed to notify other FBI offices or state or local authorities, a report by the Justice Department's top watchdog said in July 2021.