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Victims of corrupt former Chicago police sergeant reflect on historic legal settlement
Published 6 months, 2 weeks ago
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Much has been made about a first-of-its-kind “global” settlement Chicago has reached to close 176 lawsuits tied to corrupt former police sergeant Ronald Watts.
Watts operated out of a public housing complex, shaking people down for money and intel, and arresting them when they didn’t pay up.
Council members say the $90 million dollar deal saves money and ends a dark chapter in Chicago’s history.
But what’s been lost amid news of the massive settlement are the people at the center of the lawsuits.
WBEZ’s Mariah Woelfel spoke with two men about what this moment – and money – means to them.
HOST: LANE