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Apr.17.2026
We investigated another civil rights case against the City of Boston which paid $12 million to settle with Shaun Jenkins, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 2001. The city claimed the settlement does not admit to liability—which is nonsense, given the widespread corruption seen in the case
Shaun Jenkins alleged police fabricated witness statements, coerced testimony, and concealed evidence pointing to another suspect, drug dealer Mike White. Boston Police were accused of coaching a family member with a false story, paying him to testify, and inventing claims that Shaun possessed a .380 handgun and made prior threats. The lawsuit also cited withheld exculpatory evidence, including phone records showing victim Stephen Jenkins called White multiple times the day he was killed, along with evidence of a drug debt owed to White, and mismatched eyewitness descriptions. Although White died two months later without being questioned, prosecutors still pursued a theory that Shaun killed his cousin in a drug turf war.
Shaun Jenkins alleged police fabricated witness statements, coerced testimony, and concealed evidence pointing to another suspect, drug dealer Mike White. Boston Police were accused of coaching a family member with a false story, paying him to testify, and inventing claims that Shaun possessed a .380 handgun and made prior threats. The lawsuit also cited withheld exculpatory evidence, including phone records showing victim Stephen Jenkins called White multiple times the day he was killed, along with evidence of a drug debt owed to White, and mismatched eyewitness descriptions. Although White died two months later without being questioned, prosecutors still pursued a theory that Shaun killed his cousin in a drug turf war.