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Illinois City Ordered to Pay $22M in Wrongful Conviction Settlement

The city of Naperville must pay $22.5 million in damages for the wrongful conviction of a man accused of arson and murder. A federal jury awarded the damages to William Amor’s estate, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. Amor was found …

Carolina City Remorseful in $25M Settlement with Wrongfully Convicted Man

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina involving a lawsuit accusing authorities of misconduct, the …