A retired NYPD detective accused of rigging dozens of murder cases has cost taxpayers $110million in settlements from 14 overturned convictions.Louis N. Scarcella, formerly known as 'the closer,' allegedly coerced confessions and made up witness testimony to help wrongfully convict at least 14 people, some of whom had spent decades in prison before being exonerated. has paid $73.1 million in settlements to people investigated by the former detective, and the state has paid out another $36.9 million, as reported by The .
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