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CLEO-001 · Conviction 15 Jan 2026
Rayshawn Deon Taylor
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Durham Police Department corporal, North Carolina
Sexual assault · Deprivation of rights under color of law
Sentence / outcome: 37 months in federal prison and two years supervised release
Taylor pleaded guilty after sexually assaulting a man during an on-duty welfare check at the victim's residence.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
CLEO-002 · Conviction 22 Sep 2025
J. DeShawn Torrence
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Sanger Police Department officer, California
Eight civil-rights counts involving sexual assaults
Sentence / outcome: Five consecutive life sentences
A federal jury convicted Torrence after evidence that he used his police role to sexually assault four women encountered during official duties.
Source: U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of California / DOJ
CLEO-003 · Conviction 16 Jul 2025
Philip Dupree
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Fairmont Heights Police Department officer, Maryland
Excessive force · Deprivation of civil rights
Sentence / outcome: 6 years and 2 months in federal prison
Dupree was convicted at trial after pepper-spraying a handcuffed detainee during a traffic stop while the man was seated in a police car.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
CLEO-004 · Conviction 29 May 2025
Jamario Sanford
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Greenwood Police Department officer, Mississippi
Drug conspiracy
Sentence / outcome: 7 years and 6 months in federal prison
Sanford was sentenced after pleading guilty to participating in a drug conspiracy while serving as a Greenwood police officer.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Northern District of Mississippi
CLEO-005 · Conviction 29 Jul 2025
Adam Coy
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Columbus Division of Police officer, Ohio
Murder of Andre Hill
Sentence / outcome: Life imprisonment
Coy was convicted in November 2024 and sentenced to life for fatally shooting Andre Hill during a December 2020 police encounter.
Source: Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney
CLEO-006 · Conviction 1 Nov 2024
Christopher Terranova
Convicted
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Agency / role Former New York City Police Department officer
Sexual exploitation and coercion of minors
Sentence / outcome: 40 years in federal prison
A federal jury convicted Terranova of sexually exploiting, attempting to exploit, and enticing or coercing three 15-year-old boys and one 12-year-old boy.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of New York
CLEO-007 · Conviction 18 May 2023
Michael Perri
Convicted
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Agency / role Former New York City Police Department officer, 107th Precinct
Conspiracy to commit bribery
Sentence / outcome: 33 months in prison, $25,000 fine, and forfeiture
Perri was sentenced for using interstate facilities in a bribery scheme after retiring from the NYPD.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of New York
CLEO-008 · Conviction 7 May 2022
Derek Chauvin
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Minneapolis Police Department officer
Federal civil-rights violation in George Floyd's death
Sentence / outcome: 21 years in federal prison, consecutive to state sentence
Chauvin pleaded guilty to willfully violating Floyd's constitutional rights through unreasonable force and failure to provide medical aid.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
CLEO-009 · Conviction 7 May 2022
Thomas K. Lane
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Minneapolis Police Department officer
Federal civil-rights violation in George Floyd's death
Sentence / outcome: 30 months in federal prison
Lane pleaded guilty to willfully failing to intervene as Floyd's constitutional rights were violated.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice
CLEO-010 · Conviction 20 Apr 2021
Tou Thao
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Minneapolis Police Department officer
Aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter
Sentence / outcome: 42 months in state prison
Thao was convicted for restraining bystanders and failing to stop Derek Chauvin during George Floyd's fatal restraint.
Source: Minnesota Attorney General / Minnesota court record
CLEO-011 · Conviction 5 Oct 2018
Jason Van Dyke
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Chicago Police Department officer
Second-degree murder and aggravated battery
Sentence / outcome: 6 years and 9 months in prison
Van Dyke was convicted after shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014; the incident was captured on police video.
Source: Cook County State's Attorney
CLEO-012 · Conviction 7 Dec 2024
Paulo Rodolpho de Oliveira Nascimento
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Federal Highway Police officer
Homicide in the death of Genivaldo de Jesus Santos
Sentence / outcome: 28 years in prison
A jury convicted Rodolpho over the 2022 asphyxiation death of Santos, who was restrained in a police vehicle containing tear gas.
Source: OMCT case statement on the Brazilian jury verdict
CLEO-013 · Conviction 7 Dec 2024
William de Barros Noia
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Federal Highway Police officer
Torture resulting in death
Sentence / outcome: 23 years in prison
Noia was convicted with two other former highway police officers for the tear-gas suffocation death of Genivaldo Santos.
Source: OMCT case statement on the Brazilian jury verdict
CLEO-014 · Conviction 7 Dec 2024
Kleber Freitas de Moura
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Federal Highway Police officer
Torture resulting in death
Sentence / outcome: 23 years in prison
Freitas was convicted after Santos died in police custody following the deployment of tear gas inside a police vehicle.
Source: OMCT case statement on the Brazilian jury verdict
CLEO-015 · Conviction 24 Oct 2025
Saeed Sipho Dlamini
Convicted
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Agency / role Former South African Police Service officer, Belfast Police Station
Murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances
Sentence / outcome: Life imprisonment for murder plus 15 years for robbery
The Nelspruit Regional Court convicted Dlamini over the killing of Xolani Brown Lubisi and related aggravated robbery.
Source: South African National Prosecuting Authority
CLEO-016 · Conviction 11 Aug 2025
Olson Mnisi
Convicted
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Agency / role Former South African Police Service warrant officer
Murder and two attempted murders
Sentence / outcome: 36 years in prison; unfit to possess firearms
Mnisi was convicted over a 2018 shooting involving a SAPS team tasked with arresting an armed-robbery suspect.
Source: South African National Prosecuting Authority
CLEO-017 · Conviction 2025
Kate Lindiwe Hlongwane
Convicted
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Agency / role SAPS police sergeant, Dube Police Station
Murder of her husband
Sentence / outcome: 17 years' direct imprisonment
The Gauteng High Court convicted Hlongwane after ballistic evidence disproved her account of the shooting.
Source: South African National Prosecuting Authority
CLEO-018 · Conviction 4 Jul 2019
Craig Robert Burnett
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer
Theft and trafficking of cocaine from an evidence locker
Sentence / outcome: 10 years in prison
Burnett was convicted for stealing approximately 10 kilograms of cocaine from an exhibit locker and selling it.
Source: National Observer / Canadian Press
CLEO-019 · Conviction 2 May 2017
Michael Slager
Convicted
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Agency / role Former North Charleston Police Department officer, South Carolina
Federal civil-rights offence in the fatal shooting of Walter Scott
Sentence / outcome: 20 years in federal prison
Slager pleaded guilty to willfully using unreasonable force when he shot Walter Scott. The federal court later imposed a 20-year sentence.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
CLEO-020 · Conviction 28 Jun 2010
Jon Burge
Convicted
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Agency / role Former Chicago Police Department commander
Obstruction of justice and perjury
Sentence / outcome: 54 months in federal prison and three years supervised release
A federal jury convicted Burge of two obstruction counts and one perjury count for false deposition answers about police torture and abuse.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs
CLEO-021 · Conviction 6 Apr 2006
Stephen Caracappa
Convicted
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Agency / role Retired New York City Police Department detective
Racketeering, murder, attempted murder and drug distribution
Sentence / outcome: Life imprisonment without parole
A federal jury convicted Caracappa of serving as a mafia associate while working for the NYPD and participating in or assisting multiple murders.
Source: U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of New York
CLEO-022 · Conviction 6 Apr 2006
Louis Eppolito
Convicted
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Agency / role Retired New York City Police Department detective
Racketeering, murder, attempted murder, drug distribution and money laundering
Sentence / outcome: Life imprisonment without parole
A federal jury convicted Eppolito of serving as a mafia associate while working for the NYPD and participating in or assisting multiple murders.