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PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An Oregon attorney falsely accused of being involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings will receive $2 million from the U.S. Justice Department.
The Justice Department said it will also apologize to Brandon Mayfield, who was arrested as a material witness in the deadly attacks, CNN said.
The FBI alleged Mayfield's fingerprint was found on a bag containing detonators that was found in a van used by the bombers, CNN said. However, the fingerprint identification was wrong and Mayfield was released several days later.
Mayfield charged he was a victim of profiling because he was a Muslim convert. He and his family later sued the U.S. government for damages.
"The days and weeks and months following my arrest were some of the hardest and darkest that myself and my family have ever had to endure," he told reporters Wednesday.
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