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Friday, September 13, 2024
Courthouse News Service
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Exonerees accept $26M settlement

MANHATTAN — Muhammad A. Aziz and the estate of Khalil Islam agreed Saturday to settle their lawsuits against New York City after a judge vacated the men's convictions for the 1965 murder of Malcolm X — crimes for which they spent more than 20 years in prison.

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