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Louis N. Scarcella, a former N.Y.P.D. detective, was accused of framing dozens of people for murder. The city and state have paid a steep price to settle claims over the past decade.
James Irons, Thomas Malik and Vincent Ellerbe were convicted as teenagers after a New York police detective elicited false confessions, prosecutors say.
Shawn Williams, falsely accused of a 1993 murder in Brooklyn, won the largest settlement so far thanks to the alleged misconduct of a once-renowned homicide detective.