| Source | WTTW |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | Feb. 9, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| Last Updated | Feb. 9, 2026, 4:01 p.m. |
| Original URL | https://news.wttw.com/2026/02/09/pay-49m-man-who-spent-20-years-prison-after-being-framed-disgraced-ex-detective-city |
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Chicago taxpayers should pay $4.85 million to a man who spent 20 years in prison
after he was framed by a disgraced former Chicago police detective for a 1997
murder, city lawyers recommended.
Ariel Gomez was 17 when he was convicted and sentenced to 35 years in prison
after being investigated by R...