Official: Department of Justice to Clear Darren Wilson of Civil Rights Charges

In one of the final moves in closing the highly political case of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, the Department of Justice is reportedly set to recommend that civil rights charges against Wilson be dropped.

Weeks of protests and riots were sparked back in August after Wilson, a police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, shot and killed unarmed African American teen Michael Brown. Although some protesters called on Wilson to be criminally charged in the teen's death, a subsequent grand jury found that all criminal charges against the police officer should be dropped.

Now, in a final move to close the controversial case, the U.S. Department of Justice is recommending that all civil rights charges against Wilson also be dropped.

Multiple sources close to the investigation told CNN that the involved in the federal investigation have not found enough evidence to suggest that Wilson deprived Brown of his civil rights.

 Benjamin Crump, an attorney for Brown's family, released a statement Wednesday saying the family will wait for word from the justice department before reacting to their decision.

"The family of Michael Brown Jr. will wait for official word from the Justice Department regarding whether or not any charges will be filed against the police officer who shot and killed him," Crump said Wednesday, as reported by CNN. "The family won't address speculation from anonymous sources."

Brown's death and the death of Staten Island man Eric Gardner have sparked protests across the nation and brought up questions of racism and police brutality in the U.S.