Pay $4.9M to Man Who Spent 20 Years in Prison After Being Framed by Disgraced Ex-Detective, City Lawyers Recommend

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Original Load Date Feb. 9, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 9, 2026, 4:01 p.m.
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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...