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Newsday Investigation: Police misconduct lawsuits have cost LI taxpayers $165 million since 2000

Martin Tankleff, John Restivo, Dennis Halstead and Keith Bush — all of whom got multimillion-dollar payments for wrongful convictions — are among those who have received settlements for police or prosecutorial misconduct. Newsday’s Thomas Maier reports. Credit: Randee Daddona; File Footage

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