Exonerated JJ Velazquez sues NYC for $100M over wrongful murder conviction, 23 years of false imprisonment

A man who spent half his life in Sing Sing for a 1998 murder he did not commit now wants New York City to pony up $100 million for his time behind bars.

Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velazquez is suing the city and law enforcement officials who he says wrongfully arrested and prosecuted him.

In a separate suit, his mother and two sons sued for $50 million.

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