Misconduct settlements topped $205 mil last year
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The city paid out over $205 million in police and prosecutorial misconduct settlements last year, marking a seven-year high, according to a new analysis released by the Legal Aid Society.
Read MoreWrongfully convicted Queens man gets largest settlement in city history
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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.
Read MoreOpinion: Queens prosecutors who lied must face consequences
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Bell, Bolt and Johnson lost 24 years of their lives. But other than an unceremonious resignation, what has Testagrossa lost?
Read MoreAfter 'egregious' misconduct, St. John's Law cuts ties with top Queens prosecutor
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“I do not want the students to be unnecessarily distracted.”
Read MoreTop prosecutor quits after Queens judge accuses him of lying in death penalty case
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Charles Testagrossa “deliberately” withheld key evidence to convict three men for murder, a judge said.
Read MoreBehind-the-scenes campaign helped spur Queens wrongful conviction reversals
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“It was clear to me that if I could be helpful, I wanted to be.”
Read MoreSE Queens lawmakers call on Katz to probe prosecutors’ past cases in wake of 'egregious' violations
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‘This is just the tip of the iceberg.’
Read MoreQueens judge says top prosecutor lied to convict in death penalty case
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Judge Joseph Zayas amended his ruling to call a prosecutor’s account “mindboggling.”
Read MoreThree wrongfully convicted Queens men freed after ‘egregious’ violations by trial prosecutors
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A Queens judge condemned prosecutors for ‘deliberately’ suppressing key evidence for more than 20 years.
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