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Dozens of Convictions Related to Corrupt Convicted Former Chicago Cop Vacated

Loaded on May 1, 2022 by Brooke Kaufman

Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, False Arrest, Police/Govt Misconduct. Location: Illinois.

by Brooke Kaufman

According to the Chicago Tribune, Cook County, Illinois, prosecutors vacated 44 convictions related to convicted ex-Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts. In 2013, Watts pleaded guilty to stealing money from an FBI informant posing as a drug dealer in an undercover sting operation. He was sentenced to ...

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