November 6, 2013

Nebraska Officials to Pay $1.65 Million Settlement for Fabricating Evidence and Coercing False Confession

NEBRASKA – Matthew Livers has settled his civil suit against the Nebraska State Patrol investigators and Cass County, Nebraska, Sheriff’s Deputies for coercing him to confess falsely to the brutal murder of his aunt and uncle and fabricating evidence to make the false charges stick.  Under the settlement, Livers will receive a total of $1.65 million ($1 million will be paid by Cass County; $600,000 by the State of Nebraska; and $50,000 by Douglas County, Nebraska).  The settlement is compensation for Livers’ seven months of pretrial incarceration while the false charges were pending….