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Phoenix Police Avoid Discipline in Fake Gang Scandal: Two Protesters Press On with Lawsuit

In a surprising turn of events, Phoenix police have decided not to discipline any officers involved in a major scandal from 2020, where they fabricated a fake gang to charge protesters. An internal review found three officers violated policy, but all are now retired and beyond the reach of punishment. The scandal began with the arrest of seventeen protesters on October 21, 2020, following false gang charges and misleading a grand jury. The lead prosecutor was suspended from law practice, and the city and county admitted failures. Now, with the county settling for $6 million last December, only two protesters, Ryder Collins and Bruce Franks Junior, continue their lawsuit against Phoenix, while the retired officers, including the key sergeant collecting a $98,000 annual pension, face no further action.

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