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Cost to Resolve Lawsuits Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara Tops $473M, With 25 Lawsuits Pending

Chicago approved $260.8 million for 17 wrongfully convicted men, bringing costs tied to Guevara lawsuits to $472.8 million, with 25 cases pending.

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Cost to Resolve Lawsuits Tied to Disgraced Ex-CPD Detective Reynaldo Guevara Tops $473M, With 25 Lawsuits Pending

Chicago’s City Council unanimously approved a $260.8 million settlement for 17 men who spent a combined 383 years in prison after wrongful convictions linked to former detective Reynaldo Guevara. The settlement brings the city’s total costs for defending and resolving 57 Guevara-related lawsuits to $472.8 million, according to a local news analysis. Thirty-two suits have been resolved, while 25 remain pending in federal court. Among them is a case brought by Marilyn Mulero, who spent 29 years in prison after being sentenced to death

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