Por: The Boston Globe Nation November 01, 2022
On the eve of trial, Attorney General Maura Healey’s office offered to settle a civil lawsuit that Frederick Weichel brought seeking compensation for the 36 years he spent in prison for a wrongful murder conviction. The state would pay Weichel $200,000 to settle that claim as well as his federal lawsuit against two state troopers who helped send him to prison.The offer, just a fraction of what Weichel would be eligible for under law, was... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 29, 2022
Jury trials are disappearing and have been for some time now. Plaintiff William Sherlach, left, hugs attorney Josh Koskoff while plaintiff Nicole Hockley hugs attorney Chris Mattei following the jury verdict and reading of $965 million monetary damages in the Alex Jones... + más
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NBC 6 South Florida USA World October 29, 2022
>> HE SPENT THE LAST 38 YEARS >>> HE SPENT THE LAST 38 YEARS IN PRISON BUT MAURICE HASTINGS HAS ALWAYS MAINTAINED HIS INNOCENCE PICK >> NOW THANKS TO DNA >> NOW THANKS TO DNA HASTINGS IS A FREE MAN. GORDON HAS A REMARKABLE STORY OF HOPE AGAINST ODDS. >> MAURICE HASTINGS IS 69... + más
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The Boston Globe USA Nation October 21, 2022
What would you do if a jury found you innocent of a murder for which you spent nearly 36 years in prison and awarded you $33 million?If you’re Fred Weichel, you’d head to Sullivan’s on Castle Island, in South Boston. That’s what he did Tuesday, after in his wrongful... + más
After nearly 36 years in prison, Fred Weichel gets a Catch-22 | The Boston Globe
‘Whitey’ Bulger hangs over trial of South Boston man seeking compensation for wrongful conviction | The Boston Globe
MarketWatch USA Business October 15, 2022
Given the vastness of America’s carceral system, even the most conservative estimates suggest that tens of thousands of innocent people are incarcerated, costing U.S. taxpayers each year. This also means that tens of thousands of people are not being held accountable for the... + más
Wrongful convictions cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Wrongdoing prosecutors must be held accountable. | MarketWatch
Some Mass. Democrats seek to cap tax refunds slated to start going out next month | The Boston Globe
MarketWatch USA Politics October 14, 2022
The Boston Globe USA Nation October 02, 2022
A Worcester man who spent 16 years in prison was awarded $8 million on Friday by a federal jury that found he was wrongly convicted based on evidence that was fabricated by police.Natale Cosenza was convicted of assault and battery and armed burglary for a 2000 attack on a woman... + más
English rugby club Worcester suspended amid financial issues | Associated Press
Woman indicted for Worcester house fire that killed four, officials say | The Boston Globe
Newsweek USA Nation September 29, 2022
Adnan Syed, the subject of the highly downloaded Serial podcast, could have his murder conviction reinstated after the brother of Hae Min Lee asked a Maryland court to reverse the ruling.Steven Kelly, attorney for Young Lee, on Wednesday signaled he would appeal a judge's... + más
Family of Hae Min Lee appealing decision to vacate Adnan Syed’s murder conviction | New York Daily News
Subject of 'Serial' podcast has murder conviction vacated, ordered released | ABC News
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