That's a 61% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the Legal Aid Society.
The city has paid out at least $82 million in police misconduct lawsuits so far this year — a 61% increase from the same period last year, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Legal Aid Society, a New York City-based advocacy and public defender group.Legal Aid attorney Jennvine Wong said the data shows that the city and NYPD don’t take discipline seriously.
Many of the misconduct cases settled this year involve allegations from as far back as the 1990s, the Legal Aid Society found. In one case from 1996, the city settled for $14.8 million. Norberto Peets was convicted of playing a role in a 1996 shooting and sentenced to 30 years to life in prison, according to court records.
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