Two Baltimore police officers have been found guilty of racketeering and robbery by a jury in a police corruption case, and are facing a maximum sentence of life in prison.
Officers Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were part of a squad tasked with seizing illegal firearms, but instead the unit went rogue, robbing drug dealers, conducting illegal searches, and claiming unearned overtime.
The Baltimore Public Defender’s Office says as many as 3000 cases could have been affected by the unit.