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Man Locked Up Because of Mistaken Identity Sues Hawaii

HONOLULU (AP) — A formerly homeless man who ended up in a mental institution for more than two years because of mistaken identity is suing the state and various Honolulu police officers, Hawaii public defenders and doctors. Joshua Spriestersbach’s attorneys …

Oregon Woman Wins False Imprisonment Case

Jurors awarded more than $101,000 to a Happy Valley, Ore., woman who was a victim of identity theft and wrongly arrested by Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies. The Oregonian reports jurors deliberated less than two hours before reaching a verdict upholding …