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Chicago Police Board fires officer linked to scandal-plagued Special Operations Section

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Officer Thomas Sherry was found guilty of submitting false reports after two raids in 2004. The raids included corrupt former Chicago cop Jerome Finnigan, who was eventually sent to federal prison. Eleven officers were ultimately convicted in connection with the SOS scandal. In 2018, Sherry filed a federal lawsuit against the CPD seeking back pay.

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Chicago Police Board fires cop tied to Special Operations Section scandal nearly two decades ago

The Chicago Police Board on Thursday voted to fire an officer nearly two decades after he became embroiled in one of the Chicago Police Department’s biggest scandals.

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Chicago Police Board fires cop tied to Special Operations Section scandal nearly two decades ago

Officer Thomas Sherry was found guilty of submitting false reports after two raids conducted by the SOS on July 27, 2004, on the Northwest Side.

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Chicago police officer tied to disgraced unit fired 18 years after scandal

A Chicago police officer was fired Thursday night for his role 18 years ago in one of the biggest scandals in department history.

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Chicago Police Board fires officer linked to scandal-plagued Special Operations Section

The Special Operations Section, once an elite unit in the CPD, was disbanded in 2007.

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WGN 9 broke the news in Chicago, United States on Friday, December 16, 2022.
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