Re: Brandon Mayfield settles for $2 million for FBI mistake

[Blue Boar <BlueBoar () thievco com>]

Richard M. Smith wrote:
> PORTLAND, Oregon: An attorney wrongly arrested by FBI agents after the 
> 2004 Madrid terrorist bombings, has settled his lawsuit against the U.S. 
> government for $2 million (€1.5 million), his lawyer said Wednesday.
>
> The lawsuit claimed that Brandon Mayfield was wrongly arrested on the 
> basis of misidentified fingerprints. Mayfield, a convert to Islam, said 
> he was arrested because of his faith. He was held for two weeks in 2004.

Wow, $2M for 2 weeks?  Some of those Gitmo guys are going to make out 
like bandits.

                                                BB
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