From 06 27 2013 Eric Glasser / South Tampa :00 -:18 Eric Glasser / Tampa :49 - 1:09 Det. Larry McKinnon / Hills. Co. Sheriff's Office 1:24 - 1:36 Susie Skaggs / Witness 1:50- 1:59 Joe Gomez / Neighbor 2:00 - 2:08 Eric Glasser / South Tampa 2:09 - 2:19 Eric Glasser IN: 10:50:32 ((That big bust took place back on August 20th 2006 here at the Caribbean American Club in South Tampa. It was supposed to be a major gang round-up. Instead it turned into an expensive and embarrassing civil rights lawsuit against local law enforcement.)) Nats File IN: 06 ((Engines running)) Neighbors recall how it looked like an armed invasion the day *of the raid. Armored personnel carriers. Cops - everywhere. Susie Skaggs / neighbor IN: 10:40:25 ((I mean everybody within the vicinity - within a couple of miles - remembers it was lit up so much.)) Joe Gomez / neighbor IN: 10:36:21 ((I guess it was some of the gang members that supposedly were down there that they were trying to catch.)) In fact, at the time law enforcement proudly announced the arrests of "52" alleged members of the "Latin Kings" street gang. Meeting here for a conference, they said, from all *over the state. Most took plea deals. Others did jail time. Eric Glasser IN: 10:45:14 ((But it turns out the bust - was bad. Half the cases were thrown out, after a judge's investigation revealed the Tampa Police department's confidential informant, a former gang member himself, had bullied many of the participants into showing up at that meeting. A judge called the investigators' conduct in the case - outrageous.)) Ten of those arrested filed a civil rights lawsuit. A few weeks ago Tampa P-D settled out of court for 260,000 dollars. This week the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office decided to do the same - for 215,000. Det. Larry McKinnon / Hills. Co. Sheriff's Office IN: 10:31:35 ((All parties and litigants in this case, mutually agreed based on the tot

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