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Pay $9M to Man Who Spent 17 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend – WTTW (Chicago)
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Pay $9M to Man Who Spent 17 Years in Prison After Being Wrongfully Convicted, City Lawyers Recommend – WTTW (Chicago)
Wrongful convictions have long been the most expensive kind of police misconduct in Chicago, costing taxpayers $131.5 million in the first six months of 2026, according to an analysis of city data.
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Chicago taxpayers on the hook for $9M wrongful conviction settlement
The latest in a long string of wrongful conviction settlements goes to Alberto Ochoa, a one-time 17-year-old day laborer who was beaten and tricked into confessing to a gang-related murder he did not commit.
·Chicago, United States
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