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Joshua Tepfer

Joshua Tepfer, attorney for the Exoneration Project, explains the case of Ronald Watts, a former Chicago police officer who allegedly ran a drug operation at the Ida B. Wells housing project for several years. If residents dared to protest, Watts and his partner would plant drugs on them and have them arrested. Over 100 convictions have since been vacated.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joshua Tepfer, attorney for the Exoneration Project, explains the case of Ronald Watts, a former Chicago police officer who allegedly ran a drug operation at the Ida B. Wells housing project for several years. If residents dared to protest, Watts and his partner would plant drugs on them and have them arrested. Over 100 convictions have since been vacated. See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

Joshua Tepfer--Ronald Watts

In this episode of Mugshot is the story of Ronald Watts, a police officer corrupted by the power entrusted to him. Watts made quite a profit for simply looking the other way during drug deals, but over time, his plan evolved into using the drugs themselves for something even worse. The results of Ronald Watts' actions was a mass overturning of convictions. This episode of Mugshot was co-created by Abbey Martin who helped with research and writing. Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/us/chicago-exonerations-drug-sentences.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-ronald-watts-cases-dropped-20190213-story.htmlhttps://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-whistleblower-chicago-police-shannon-spalding-ronald-watts-20190523-story.htmlhttp://www.exonerationproject.org/blog/sixteen-more-convictions-tied-to-corrupt-sgt-ronald-watts-and-his-team-to-be-dismissed-at-hearings-this-week/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ronald-watts-more-men-framed-by-corrupt-ex-chicago-cop-have-convictions-tossed/https://loevy.com/blog/8-more-wrongfully-convicted-people-sue-disgraced-former-police-sgt-ronald-watts-his-team-the-city/Season 2, episode 1 of CBS’ Whistleblowers. Obtained via newspapers.com:Chicago Tribune - Feb 16, 2019 - "Wrongful Convictions Tossed, 19 sue city, corrupt cop"The Dispatch - Nov 18, 2017 - "7 cops on desk duty during investigations"Chicago Tribune - Feb 12, 2019 - "10 get drug convictions overturned"Cover photo from The Chicago TribuneThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3202198/advertisement

In this episode of Mugshot is the story of Ronald Watts, a police officer corrupted by the power entrusted to him. Watts made quite a profit for simply looking the other way during drug deals, but over time, his plan evolved into using the drugs themselves for something even worse. The results of Ronald Watts' actions was a mass overturning of convictions. This episode of Mugshot was co-created by Abbey Martin who helped with research and writing. Visit <a href="http://Patreon.com/mugshotpod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/mugshotpod</a> to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at <a href="http://mugshotpod.threadless.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mugshotpod.threadless.com</a>. Get shirts, mugs, and more! Music by: Swelling "Night II" Meydan "Insomnia Pt. 1" SoundCrate "Squad" SoundCrate "Shady Dealings" This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a> Sources: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/us/chicago-exonerations-drug-sentences.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/us/chicago-exonerations-drug-sentences.html</a> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-ronald-watts-cases-dropped-20190213-story.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-met-ronald-watts-cases-dropped-20190213-story.html</a> <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-whistleblower-chicago-police-shannon-spalding-ronald-watts-20190523-story.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-whistleblower-chicago-police-shannon-spalding-ronald-watts-20190523-story.html</a> <a href="http://www.exonerationproject.org/blog/sixteen-more-convictions-tied-to-corrupt-sgt-ronald-watts-and-his-team-to-be-dismissed-at-hearings-this-week/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.exonerationproject.org/blog/sixteen-more-convictions-tied-to-corrupt-sgt-ronald-watts-and-his-team-to-be-dismissed-at-hearings-this-week/</a> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ronald-watts-more-men-framed-by-corrupt-ex-chicago-cop-have-convictions-tossed/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ronald-watts-more-men-framed-by-corrupt-ex-chicago-cop-have-convictions-tossed/</a> <a href="https://loevy.com/blog/8-more-wrongfully-convicted-people-sue-disgraced-former-police-sgt-ronald-watts-his-team-the-city/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://loevy.com/blog/8-more-wrongfully-convicted-people-sue-disgraced-former-police-sgt-ronald-watts-his-team-the-city/</a> Season 2, episode 1 of CBS’ Whistleblowers. Obtained via <a href="http://newspapers.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">newspapers.com</a>: Chicago Tribune - Feb 16, 2019 - "Wrongful Convictions Tossed, 19 sue city, corrupt cop" The Dispatch - Nov 18, 2017 - "7 cops on desk duty during investigations" Chicago Tribune - Feb 12, 2019 - "10 get drug convictions overturned" Cover photo from The Chicago Tribune This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/3202198/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/3202198/advertisement</a>

S3 E9: Sergeant Ronald Watts