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Ex-USA Gymnastics boss Steve Penny approached FBI agent about Olympic security job

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INDIANAPOLIS — As the FBI investigation into Larry Nassar languished in 2015, the head of USA Gymnastics told the agent in charge of the FBI's Indianapolis field office about a top security job in Olympic sports, The Indianapolis Star has learned.

Then-USA Gymnastics President and CEO Steve Penny told Special Agent in Charge W. "Jay" Abbott that the head of security for the U.