Phoenix settles wrongful conviction lawsuit that exposed ‘Brady’ list failures
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- A woman wrongfully convicted after Phoenix police failed to disclose the arresting officer’s history of lying has settled her case for $650,000. The Phoenix City Council officially approved the settlement with Frances Salazar at its latest meeting. Salazar filed a federal lawsuit in 2019.
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The fact he is collecting a pension rather than sitting in prison shows how broken the US system is
If you think this is bad, look up officer Daniel Shaver.
Crooks keeping crooks in da $$$$$.
💯 correct, it’s sad
@@killawhatt8620 exactly like the mob used to do.
@@Molon_Labe1776 you beat me too it. My exact thoughts. Good handle too.
So it’s easier to jail this woman rather than investigate & fire the PD officer 👮♂️. Utterly disgraceful.
American government standards...
It’s not easier, it’s about not doing their jobs. This is routine corruption at work.
Whites love pigs
HEY he's just a fine upstanding Democrat
Most cops are
PASS HIS PENSION OVER TO HIS VICTIMS!!!!
100% of it should be forfeited and him FIRED!!!
when they are forced to pay out of pocket is the only way real change will happen
He should not have a pension.
hmmmm. digging for reason to let criminals back out at us.
I believe any officer found guilty of committing civil rights violations should pay out of their pension pots instead of the taxpayers. Maybe then it would give them something to think about and do away with qualified immunity
Why are police officer who commits crimes or found lying on cases just end up on a list!?!? If I lie or steal at my job, I’d be fired and/or prosecuted.
Because they know more than half the police force is bad and if the rooted them out there will be a shortage of cops all over the country.
It’s because the entire system is corrupt and it’s being used to make money
Both amd even if the job decided not to press charge all of a sudden the state of az becomes the victim
That's what unions do, especially government unions. They have ridiculous amounts of power.
Because the Police Union which is backed hard by a particular party.
Start taking settlements out of the police union pension fund! Guaranteed this will get fixed, YESTERDAY!
Exactly
I don't know if that's the answer. It'll just make them do even worse to cover up their illegal actions to defend their pensions. The blue line will get even thicker. I do think civilian review boards of officials that are elected every 2 years who have the power to dole out punishments and refer charges to the DA might be more effective in rooting out the rot.
If the union backs a dirty cop, the union should be held accountable for the lawsuit.
PAY UP SUCKER.
@@gangrel138 propaganda. It’s a thick blue circle.
And their pay
Corrupt chief of police needs to be in prison as well as that dirty cop.
Chief Sullivan total crook
Corrupt? Inept is more like it
DA is DIRTY AF TOO
@@chrispotas6236let me find a blue uniform so I can get away with whatever I want to do
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Those dirty cops sure do like using the "Disability" excuse, dont they?
They think they are super tough right up until being a snowflake gets them some money
Detective Diponzio did that and Chief Sullivan signed off on her Golden Parachute Pension!
Unfortunately, in their minds they are disabled when their lying no longer works.
Most likely they'll collect liability and go to work at another police dept.thats they're M O
This was deliberate wrongful prosecution and the DA should be held accountable because this is deprivation of rights.
... collecting a "disability " "pension"...?
The poor taxpayers
And who says crime doesn't pay it? Sure does if you're associated one way or another with the government.
Wrongly in jail for 2 years!!!!!???!!! Should have been $65 million.
It's not just her my mom got a fake dui Des serval Arizona agencies deserve lawsuits
Arizona is gonna be the Frontline of ww3 these cops know something we dont
This is disgusting! And what’s terrifying is that this isn’t just Phoenix PD, this is literally the entire police force in our country!
Just a few bad apples has always been a lie.
"Few" good, more like it.
The whole tree is trash
IF there were good cops...there would be no BAD cops!!
Its because the Chief was from Wakanda.. they cant avoid being criminals
@Justinlearns preach
When the chief doesnt understand (read: care) the Brady-list, it tells everything we need to know about this department; they are not here for us, but for themselves. 200 days is too long to take an action!
What an insane comment from the Chief of Police.
He is walking trash with a badge
Well the chiefs also an ignorant pig.
@@ctcanine she
Chief Sullivan is a total Crook. He signed for His Gal Jenny Diponzio to Also get secret Disability.
Another diversity hire
Remember this when the city cuts funding for schools, libraries or other things that benefit the community instead of cutting the police budget. This should come from the ones causing the problems. Not stuff actually benefitting the community.
When a cop gets caught lying or fabricating evidence, the person charged should automatically be set free! But… that cop should face the exact sentence that the cop just tried to frame the person for.
If a cop lies and says I was dealing drugs and plants evidence, as soon as it’s determined I need to have all charges dropped. If I was facing 10yrs for dealing drugs, then that cop should mandatorily get 10yrs.
Cops dont lie 😢
Everytime they open up their mouth.
You would only have police in prison. It would be an FOP clubhouse.
Again, the taxpayer is left to pick up the bill for these criminals!
Outstanding reporting!!! Please continue to provide information that will hold these scumbags accountable!
Well its sad because they were tired of getting beat up in highschool and lost his girlfriend to a black guy
GREAT work..... NOW, expose Arizona Officer Deputy Frank Sloup from "Friday's with Frank"....( ALSO on the Brady List ! )
Sadly, I don't think it would change anyone's mind. You can point it out and his supporters flat out refuse to believe it. You can point out that he left two different departments to avoid being fired for misconduct. They claim it's fake. People are going to vote in support of the sheriff who hired him during his Senate run solely because he has an "R" by his name.
So this dept is filthy from the top to the bottom. With the chief doing all she can to cover up her dirty officers she has NO motivation to clean her dirty dirty house.
2 years, I feel that the payment for this was not enough. Her life will never be the same.
wasnt even close to enough, should be double if not quadruple that.
Should give her a permanently paid state pension.
Settlement should be at least 2 million.
@@ygrittesnow1701 Well put
@@leonardfrey5426Thank you!
What about The office of the District Attorney?
Why do they get a pass?
Dave B. Is the epitome of investigative journalism
It seems like he has endless material to work with. I've seen so many stories where he's uncovered police corruption and criminality.
We need more like this guy that aren’t beholden to the local control freaks!
$600K isn't nearly enough for the suffering she has gone through! Lying or incompetent Chiefs need to be fired first!
Like in the military, if something goes wrong, the higher ranking officers are reprimanded, and/or removed.
Thanks for fighting for justice and truth.
The community needs to file a huge class action lawsuit against the city to force them to clean up their cesspool of a police force.
There’s a whole lot of Phoenix LEO’s that belong in prison here
American LEOs in general atp
This is crisis level epidemic of corruption.
Thankfully the Leo's are recognizing it's war on them for it 😊and citizens are taking up arms ,❣️
Why is there even a list! They need to be fired and never able to police again!
These reporters act like they are surprised the officer and the department lied.
a former alphabet agent once told me that PHX PD and its surrounding departments are some of the worst in the country
Believe it
It certainly seems like it's widespread throughout Arizona. I hear a lot of bad things about Albuquerque PD.
AZ policing is terrible. Maricopa county is under occupation by their law enforcement agencies
@HarryDirtay And officers who are too corrupt for Maricopa County still wind up in other departments. You have the _Fridays with Frank_ guy. He was too corrupt for even for Maricopa but Pinal County had no problems hiring him anyway (and to think, people are endorsing that sheriff's senate run).
Brady list is Hard to come by for the public 😢
In colorado it's online. By law it's public.
Nothing will change. It never does. These cops are being exposed all the time and nothing changes. How the courts can allow ANY persons testimony without proof, is mind boggling. How people who are so inept can be put in positions of "trust" is mind boggling. These are extremely serious offences and nothing changes. "Never want this to happen to anyone else" is heard all the time yet it continues to happen. When is this going to be dealt thoroughly and expediently?
It's amazing how few people are seeing it. It has little to do with the Brady List. She was convicted of drug possession with no drugs ever being entered into evidence.
When do we DEMAND change and accountability?? We have accepted too much already and cannot… must not, allow ourselves to be placated by even more empty lies and broken promises from a very broken system with the singular mission of self preservation! This is not a situation we can “vote” ourselves out of, either. It is more than our right, as Americans, to stand against tyranny, rather it is OUR DUTY. The time is now. 💯🇺🇸
Charge the cops and DA and the judge,
When you fear integrity and accountability, you are NOT the good guys!
These stories REALLY SHOULD NOT EXIST in a supposed free country.
And...WHO (how many) got fired after this!? And how much time in prison?
ANY officer that makes it to the Brady list needs to have their certification/commission taken away and not be allowed to apply in their home state or ANY other state!
Oh and what about Fridays with frank. He’s on TH-cam and is on the Brady list but yet gets followed around with another cop with camera. What a waste of tax payers money
And when you point out his Brady list status and the fact that he resigned from two other departments in lieu of termination for misconduct (both of those departments even took the unusual step of still asking the state to revoke his law enforcement credentials after he resigned), his supporters go, "nuh uh."
Pinal County isn't even the worst AZ county about hiring Brady list officers.
$650,000 for 2 years in prison for a crime they knew you didn't commit doesn't even come close.
Not enough... She should have gotten 6.5 million USD.
Every officer who never spoke up prior to her getting convicted and knowing he was on the list should also be put on the Brady list. They’re all liars or enablers of liars.
Dave is the kind of reporter everyone thinks of when they think about reporters and wants be going into journalism school.
Why is that officer still employed and not in jail for perjury, lying under oath, is an arrestable offense?
The chief knew 100% they know better and the use the system in their favor. They should review every single case they’ve prosecuted over the past years they’ve been in and get a special prosecutor to indite the DA, chief and other officers involved wrongful prosecutions and deprivation of rights. This happens all over America and it’s a business for corrupt politicians and police departments
A "good apple" getting a pension for lying.
I love Dave Biscobing!!!!
The prosecutor who handled the case probably knew the cops background and still let him testify and should be disciplined.
Poor lady. I hope she receives justice. What happened to that police officer? Is he in jail, like he should be?
No. Unbelievably he's retired on a disability pension.
of course not. You know better that.
Good job of finally bringing to light the corruption that's infected the police departments throughout Arizona. But mainstream media should give credit to the trailblazer independent journalists and cop watching citizens who have been revealing these tyrant cops for many years before this incident ever happened.
Arizona’s politicians should be promoting to have the Brady List published statewide.
Just as like the CSC lists are public
Tip of the national iceberg, compliments on the journalism! Hope for victims everywhere.
What an absolute embarrassment and disgraceful department.
Talk about bottom of the barrel here. 🗑️
Bravo!!! Great reporting Dave! 👏 ❤️
Put him ,the prosecutor in prison for the peoples full amount of prison time.
I’m not surprised of the incompetence
Phoenix PD @3:03, cleared him. This should be a wake up call to the public that the police can't or won't police themselves.
I'm watching you from Virginia and your news station rocks
The department is corrupt from the top to the bottom
Yes. The police chief gave out what I call a regular corporate BS response.
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People like that should never be aloud to resign.... He's laughing every time he gets a cheque
That’s not very much money😢
The city is bankrupt from other lawsuits
@@nozztradamus1 how? the taxpayers are paying it.
How much money do you have 😅
That’s it. It should be double that.
I agree… HOWEVER, it’s taxpayers footing the bill and not the actual criminals praying on the citizens!!!!
I am so grateful to you Dave for sticking with this story. Thank you so much.
Officials are so OLD and tired. We need new Leaders from Police to Council.
70 yo agrees. All the way to the top...
$600,000? Would you go to prison for 2 years for that? Not even close to what that cost her.
Wonder why they have staff shortages?
People with integrity and honor don't want to be a part of these domestic terrorists organizAtions
How do you know a cop is lying? His mouth is open!
If this was a boxing match, Phoenix PD's corner should of thrown in the towel long ago. I love the black eye you gave them with your detailed reporting.
PPD deserves DOJ oversight!
Your first mistake was thinking they are better.
The settlement should have been ten times larger.
City of Phoenix is so corrupt it’s pathetic. I should know I’ve worked there for years, I’m close to retirement. I’ve seen stuff that happens to employees just because someone in management doesn’t like them or management does something that’s illegal. Employees can report an incident to a system that’s supposed to keep the persons identity secret, but it doesn’t! This employee was off one day for a medical reason. Something happened in his area of duty. Management wrote him up and recommended that he be terminated. A hearing was set up with the department director for both sides to present evidence. Manage presented their side and recommended the employee be terminated as they said this is a on going issue with this employee. They presented how many times he was required to do drug test (that he passed every time) so on, and so forth. The employee did nothing but present his leave slip for the day showing he wasn’t at work this day! How do I know this? I was the employee!
Plot twist!
Like most police and sheriff departments across the land, apparently Phoenix PD ought to be defunded.
90% of them need to be on that list
I think telling the truth from pd should be the min.
It's absolutely terrifying to think a cop merely claiming that I had drugs is all the "evidence" needed to convict me of drug possession.
Chief and all internal affairs need prosecuted don’t they ?
$650k ONLY????
Please go for $50 1:25 million and make an example out of this department!!!!
Great reporting Dave. 👏
$600,000 is not nearly enough for losing 2 years of your life.
Keep up the good work Dave and ABC15 !
ONCE again the Tax Payers are on the hook, when will WE THE PEOPLE, come together to force change!!
Arizona should do like Colorado. Start passing some laws that curtail qualified immunity.
1800 officers on the Brady list in Arizona is quite scary.
Abolish qualified immunity is the only way to hold them accountable for their actions, lies, deceits…etc.
Great job reporting.
Another great report from Mr. Biscobing and ABC 15. Seems Phoenix PD needs a thorough cleaning from top to bottom before they can be believed.
Thank you for continuing to expose this. This story needs nationwide attention!
110 officers from one agency on the Brady List, why isn’t the federal government investigating that agency???
Any cop on the Brady list should not be able to be in any governmental branch or agency…
The Phoenix Police Chief was correct in explaining the definition of “Voir Dire.”The definition used for Voir Dire which is French for speaks the truth. In court it is related to jurors and witnesses. In court cases when law enforcement testifies, they are witnesses.
thank ABC 15 for your continuing effort to expose Phoenix (and other Valley) PDs patterns of corruption and dirty officers.
The Chief is clearly a DEI hire.
Go after the pension fund to pay out these lawsuits.
Tucson also needs to be investigated
I live in Idaho and I regularly watch Dave's investigative stories all the way up here. Why isn't this guy more popular? A bigger news organization is going to snatch him up.
Dave, you are the best of the best...
It just amazes me that any police department would defend an officer that would lock someone up for no reason. What kind of person does that?😠
Dave Biscobing’s unrelenting commitment to justice gives me so much hope.
That’s not nearly enough to compensate someone for purposefully putting an innocent person behind bars. Not nearly enough.
Very good investigative journalism. That's what we like to see.
It seems like you are becoming more knowledgeable and experienced as to where to look and check.
Police Unions consult with and affect officers, chiefs, DAs and judges.
ABC is only local news station that holds police accountable. Great work ABC.
Only $ 650 k for 2 years in jail due to that pos they all defended
Only $650K!? F*ck that!