Federal prosecutors and the Philadelphia district attorney have declined to file charges against four narcotics officers accused of wrongdoing in a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper series.
Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey had asked the FBI to investigate the allegations in the 2009 "Tainted Justice" series by the Philadelphia Daily News.
Ramsey said Thursday both the U.S. attorney and district attorney declined to prosecute.
The newspaper detailed cases in which officers allegedly stole from corner stores during raids, lied and mistreated suspects. Its series won the 2010 Pulitzer for investigative reporting.
The officers could still face discipline. Ramsey says an Internal Affairs investigation has sustained several allegations.
The police union says the newspaper wrongly cast the officers as rogue cops.
Daily News editor Michael Days says the newspaper stands by its stories.
