Nassau OKs $7.7M Jo'Anna Bird settlement
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Sharon Dorsett, who filed a federal lawsuit saying that police failed to protect her daughter, Jo'Anna Bird, from the man who was convicted in April 2010 of her murder, had agreed to a settlement with the county but has yet to receive payment. (Dec. 8, 2011)
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Jo'Anna Bird murder case
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The Nassau County Legislature Monday approved a $7.7 million settlement for the family of Jo'Anna Bird, whose 2009 murder led to a lawsuit alleging that police had failed to protect her.
The Nassau Interim Finance Authority, a state board that oversees finances for the cash-strapped county, will make the final decision on payment, for which the county must borrow money. NIFA officials could...
