# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQFzRjwCeF7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36079660-nbcchicago-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/48cc41537c.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-10-22T00:01:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

After 34 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit, Francisco Benitez is set to receive an $18.5M settlement from the City of Chicago. His conviction was overturned after new evidence revealed police misconduct and false witness statements. Justice delayed—but not denied. 

#WrongfulConviction #settlement

## Stats

- **Views:** 7,373
- **Likes:** 294
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 15

## Tags

settlement, wrongfulconviction

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