Family files $40M suit in fatal hate crime in Patchogue
Quick ReadThe lawsuit was filed against Suffolk County and its police department, the Town of Brookhaven and the Village of Patchogue.
Photo credit: James Carbone | Marcelo Lucero's brother, mother, and sister arrive at Riverhead Criminal Court for the sentencing of Jeffrey Conroy. Conroy, 19, was sentenced to 25 years in prison. (May 26, 2010)
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The estate of Marcelo Lucero - the Ecuadorean immigrant assaulted by a group of youths and then stabbed to death two years ago - has filed a $40 million civil rights lawsuit against Suffolk County and its police department, the Town of Brookhaven and the Village of Patchogue.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, also accused 10 unidentified police officers of violating...
