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    Federal jury finds Chicago police framed man for 1988 murder, awards him more than $17 million

    by Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune Jun 29, 2018 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - A federal jury on Friday found in favor of a man who alleged that former Chicago police Detective Reynaldo Guevara and others framed him for a 1988 murder, awarding him $17.175 million.

    The verdict marks one of the largest for misconduct by Chicago police.

    The jury deliberated about nine hours over two days before finding against the city, Guevara and two other former police detectives - Steve Gawrys and Ed Mingey. A fourth ex-detective was cleared of wrongdoing.

    In addition to awarding the $17 million in compensatory damages against the city,

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