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Controversy over ex-Chicago cop heats up with new trial, lawsuit

CHICAGO - The controversy surrounding former Chicago police detective Reynaldo Guevara heated up Monday as one man who claimed he was framed for a murder won a new trial and another filed a federal wrongful conviction lawsuit alleging Guevara fabricated evidence against him in a 1995 gang-related slaying.

Both cases involved suspects who alleged Guevara manipulated lineups and other witness identifications to finger them for killings that they did not commit.

They're the latest among a growing number of cases accusing Guevara of running a

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