Putnam County awards man $12M in wrongful conviction case
A Putnam County man is being awarded $12 million after serving time for crimes he didn’t commit.
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Aug 14, 2020, 9:46 PM
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Updated 1,525 days ago
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A Putnam County man is being awarded $12 million after serving time for crimes he didn’t commit.
Anthony DiPippo was convicted twice in the 1994 murder of 12-year-old Josette Wright. He was acquitted in 2016 following a third trial.
The settlement is part of a federal lawsuit DiPippo brought against the county.
News 12 is told the county will pay $200,000 and the rest will be covered by insurance.
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