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Nifong Ironies in Settlement

By K.C. Johnson

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Two Nifong-related ironies in the civil suit settlement:First, the H-S reports the following: Seligmann attorney Richard Emery ?said the former prosecutor had agreed to make a $1,000 contribution to the Innocence Inquiry Commission and reaffirm 'his statement of [the players] innocence.'?If so, of course, Nifong has repudiated the Cohan ?something happened? thesis, and has effectively repudiated much of what he told Cohan for the book. If the settlement is as reported, will Cohan now issue a retraction?Second: the N&O obtained a statement from the head of the state Innocence Inquiry Commission, Kendra Montgomery-Blinn, who commented,?It was an honor and a surprise to be chosen to receive this grant . . . We will put the money in a special fund, and it will be used for the investigation of innocence claims...continue to full post

Full post as published by Durham-in-Wonderland on May 17, 2014 (boomark / email).

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