federal judge will dismiss the convictions of 15 men convicted in a Richland County investigation and sent to prison after a drug informant admitted lying about his testimony, according to a published report.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported U.S. District Judge John Adams told attorneys Tuesday afternoon he hopes to have the men released from prison by Feb. 1.
The investigation was dubbed Operation Turnaround. Using informant Jerrell Bray, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent Lee Lucas went after a group of people to make a conspiracy case.
Bray said he and Lucas made up testimony to get convictions. Bray has pleaded guilty to perjury and civil rights violations in the case and is serving 15 years in prison.
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