- 22
- January
2012
Community leaders in Tallahassee, Florida recently established a settlement with the family of a woman used by local law enforcement for a drug sting and was killed in the process. City commissioners voted and agreed to settle the wrongful death lawsuit for $2.6 million. The victim's family will receive $200,000 right away, but it could take years until they receive the rest, as they must first wait for Florida government to pass the claims bill.
The 23-year-old victim's parents filed the lawsuit following her death in 2008. The woman was initially arrested by police for possession of marijuana and prescription drugs without written documentation of her prescription. Police used the girl as an undercover informant to use on a sting to catch other drug offenders.
