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Grantee series uncovers Milwaukee police officer who was flagged for integrity concerns and lied under oath – but kept patrolling

The Brady list includes law enforcement officers with allegations of dishonesty, bias or past crimes. But in Milwaukee County, that information is incomplete and inconsistent, a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, TMJ4 and Wisconsin Watch investigation found. (Andrew Mulhearn for Wisconsin Watch)

In the latest story in an ongoing investigation into the Milwaukee County district attorney’s list of law enforcement officers with credibility issues, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Ashley Luthern spotlighted a police officer who kept his job after landing on the county’s Brady list due to domestic violence allegations. He later lied under oath and kept his job for two more years. He was one of a dozen officers to land on Milwaukee County’s Brady list and keep his job — only to again be listed. The series is reported by the Journal Sentinel, TMJ4 and Wisconsin Watch, with support from the Fund.