Manhattan judge tosses hundreds of convictions tied to NYPD officers accused of misconduct
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Between 1996 and 2017, 316 people were unjustly tied up in the legal system in the borough — with 57 of them landing behind bars — according to the Manhattan district attorney's office.
More than 300 convictions over a 21-year span — each linked to nine NYPD officers previously convicted of on-the-job corruption — were vacated Tuesday at the
Hundreds of convictions tied to nine dirty NYPD cops have been tossed following a review of the cases by the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
The discredited officers were convicted of a number of crimes, including bribery, lying under oath, conducting illegal searches and sexual assault.