They were wrongfully convicted as teens. Now L.A. County is paying them $24 million
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from Los Angeles Times6 months ago
After 23 years, John Klene and Eduardo Dumbrique, wrongly accused of murder and exonerated in 2021, received a $24-million settlement from Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-08/l-a-county-approves-27m-in-settlements-for-shooting-wrongful-conviction-cases
This settlement is part of a pattern as L.A. County has overseen record-breaking legal spending, including other multimillion-dollar payments like the $3.375 million for the father of Dijon Kizzee.
Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-08/l-a-county-approves-27m-in-settlements-for-shooting-wrongful-conviction-cases
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