Cook County will pay $24.8M to victims of disgraced Chicago police detective Reynaldo Guevara

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Thursday, October 24, 2024
Cook Co. will pay $24.8M to victims of disgraced CPD Detective Guevara
Cook County has agreed to pay $24.8 million to eight men who were framed by disgraced Chicago Police Department Detective Reynaldo Guevara

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cook County has agreed to pay nearly $25 million to eight men who were framed by disgraced former Chicago Police Officer Reynaldo Guevara.

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The men were convicted of murder, imprisoned and later exonerated. Each man will get $3.1 million.

The men still have lawsuits pending against against the City of Chicago.

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Guevara has never been criminally charged.

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