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NYPD Officers on Trial for Carrying Out False Arrests to Increase Overtime Pay

HeadlineFeb 20, 2018

In New York City, four NYPD police officers are appearing in court today on a federal civil rights trial in which the officers are accused of carrying out false arrests simply to increase their overtime pay. The practice is known as “collars for dollars.” If any of the officers are found guilty, the NYPD could face a broader trial over whether the scheme is a routine practice across the nation’s largest police force.

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