We filed civil rights suits for two more men, alleging a confidential informant in Lowell framed them by planting evidence

Yesterday we filed two more civil rights cases against the City of Lowell and Lowell police officer Thomas Lafferty. These two cases are related to a similar case we filed earlier this month. All three cases allege that officer Lafferty worked with police informants to plant evidence and frame the men for crimes they did not commit. The cases allege that the City of Lowell had a policy which led police officers in the Special Investigations Section to believe that the ends justify the means, so that their violations of people’s constitutional rights would be tolerated by the Lowell Police Department.

For more information, read this article in the Lowell Sun: 2 more sue city of Lowell over use of informants.