Since 2009, hundreds of Chicago police officers have collectively spent more than 1,241 years relieved of their police powers as investigations into their conduct have dragged on, in many cases, for years.
And in what is already the biggest scandal in Chicago police history – that of disgraced Sgt. Ronald Watts – another group of officers involved in what even the state says was a corrupt unit still remain on the force and are still being paid.Fenton served two years in prison, with his conviction now one of more than 200 that prosecutors agree were set up by officers under the command of Watts. Only Watts, who went to prison over his team’s shakedowns and framing of residents at the former Ida B.
Those officers were placed on desk duty in November 2017. Two retired within the last year, but since that letter went out, city data shows the remaining eight have been paid an estimated total of at least $4 million in salary, overtime and more as the investigation into their alleged wrongdoing drags through its fifth year.
“We have a system for taking action against these officers for accountability, and the city's just not using it,” added attorney Joel Flaxman, who also represented several individuals whose Watts cases were thrown out.
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