Troy Closson, The New York Times
Published: 07 Apr 2021 12:45 PM BdST
Updated: 07 Apr 2021 12:48 PM BdST Then New York Police Department Detective Joseph Franco is escorted to his arraignment in Manhattan, April 24, 2019. The New York Times. Photo file name: us-detective-070421-01
Over nearly two decades as a police officer and narcotics detective, Joseph Franco made thousands of arrests, many for the possession and sale of drugs. Franco often worked undercover, and his testimony secured convictions for prosecutors around the city. );
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But officials who once relied on Franco are questioning his accounts. After he was accused of lying about drug sales that videos showed never happened, Franco was charged with perjury in Manhattan in 2019.
A US detective was accused of lying. Now 90 convictions may be erased
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Joseph Franco, a former New York Police Department detective, was charged with perjury in 2019. Photo / Jefferson Siegel, The New York Times
Joseph Franco, a former New York Police Department detective, was charged with perjury in 2019. Photo / Jefferson Siegel, The New York Times
New York Times
By: Troy Closson
The Brooklyn district attorney will move to dismiss old convictions in which a former narcotics detective, accused of perjury in Manhattan, played a key role. Over nearly two decades as a police officer and narcotics
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(NEW YORK) One by one, Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Keisha Espinal vacated more than 50 drug convictions that had been based on the testimony of former NYPD detective Joseph Franco.
Franco was charged two years ago with perjury in Manhattan and while there s no evidence of misconduct in his Brooklyn cases from 2004-2011, the Brooklyn District Attorney s Office said it had lost confidence in the prosecutions. The district attorney has determined that under these circumstances the vacature of a drug related conviction serves the interest of justice, preserves limited resources, enhances public safety and strengthens trust in the criminal justice system, Assistant District Attorney Eric Sonnenschein said during a Wednesday morning hearing.
More than 50 convictions vacated over former cop accused of perjury
On Location: April 7, 2021 UP NEXT One by one, Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Keisha Espinal vacated more than 50 drug convictions that had been based on the testimony of former NYPD detective Joseph Franco. Franco was charged two years ago with perjury in Manhattan and while there s no evidence of misconduct in his Brooklyn cases from 2004-2011, the Brooklyn District Attorney s Office said it had lost confidence in the prosecutions. The district attorney has determined that under these circumstances the vacature of a drug related conviction serves the interest of justice, preserves limited resources, enhances public safety and strengthens trust in the criminal justice system, Assistant District Attorney Eric Sonnenschein said during a Wednesday morning hearing.
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