Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements

Police misconduct in Queens drives ballooning cost of settlements

The city is on pace to hand out a record amount of tax-payer dollars to settle police misconduct cases this year, thanks in no small part to a number of cases where police misconduct led to the wrongful convictions of Queens residents.

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Wrongfully convicted Queens man gets largest settlement in city history

Wrongfully convicted Queens man gets largest settlement in city history

George Bell, a man from Queens who spent more than half his life in prison for a crime he did not commit, is now the recipient of the largest settlement payout for a wrongful conviction in New York City history. 

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