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Government

Nov. 18, 2006

Riverside Will Pay $1.6 Million to Settle Bias Claim by Black Ex-Officer

RIVERSIDE - A black former Riverside policeman who claimed fellow officers harassed him and racially discriminated against him will receive $1.6 million.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      RIVERSIDE - A black former Riverside policeman who claimed fellow officers harassed him and racially discriminated against him will receive $1.6 million.
      Roger Sutton, 46, will get that amount under a settlement with the city that equals a jury's October 2005 award stemming from his allegations, the officer's lawyers announced...

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