PHOENIX — The Phoenix Police Department will not discipline any officers for their roles in a massive city scandal where officials invented a fake gang and then falsely charged protesters as members back in 2020.
In a press release, the department wrote that six officers were internally investigated with Chief Matt Giordano ultimately determining that three violated policy.
Politically Charged: Officials create ‘fictional’ gang to punish Phoenix protesters.
However, sources tell ABC15 all three officers who violated policy are now retired and can’t be disciplined.
In the days after the arrest, Phoenix officers and county prosecutors colluded to invent a gang and then falsely charge the protesters as members.
The city and county stood by the charges until February 2021, when ABC15 launched its “Politically Charged” investigation.
A large collection of the falsely charged protesters also joined to file a lawsuit against the City of Phoenix and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. »