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$750,000 in Damages and Attorney Fees Awarded in New York False Arrest Case

On July 2, 2015, a New York federal court entered a settlement judgement for $250,000 each in favor of two black men who were falsely arrested for two armed robberies and spent eleven months in jail. The court also awarded $250,000 in attorney fees in this civil rights action.

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