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Drug Convictions, Charges Should Be Vacated For 27 People Due To Errors, Westchester DA Says Drug Convictions, Charges Should Be Vacated For 27 People Due To Errors, Westchester DA Says
Drug Convictions, Charges Should Be Vacated For 27 People Due To Errors, Westchester DA Says This story has been corrected. Officials are seeking to reverse drug-related charges and convictions of 27 people after the Westchester District Attorney's Office found a number of inconsistencies and errors involved in their prosecution that were also related to a criminal investigation into a police department in the county.  A total of 27 individuals were either charged or convicted for allegedly selling drugs to a Westchester County Police/Department of Public Safety undercover officer during a 2017 narcotics operation conducted by the Mount Vernon Police Department, acco…

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