NYC Awards $10M to Wrongly Convicted Black Man

After spending nearly 30 years in prison for a rape and robbery he did not commit, Mark Denny reached a settlement with New York City for nearly $10 million. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer approved the settlement to avoid a potential $50 million lawsuit against the city and the New York Police Department (NYPD).

Stringer agreed to pay Denny a $…