According to UPI.com, a Philadelphia judge overturned 53 drug convictions earlier this month. These convictions are connected to a former narcotics officer, Jeffrey Walker, who is currently under federal investigation. Jeffrey Walker was arrested in May of 2013 following an FBI corruption investigation. FBI agents said Walker plotted with a government informant about robbing drug dealers. One incident involved Walker stopping a suspect's vehicle, appearing to plant drugs in the vehicle and then arresting the suspect. Walker and the informant later stole $15,000 from the suspect's house. The city is paying massive settlement costs in lawsuits by former suspects, who allege police framed them in court.
