Ex-Biscayne Officers Get Prison Time For Framing Black Teen

Two former Biscayne Park police officers will each serve a year in federal prison for framing a black teenager for burglaries he did not commit.

Court records show ex-Biscayne Park officers Charlie Dayoub and Raul Fernandez were sentenced Tuesday by a Miami federal judge. 

Both Dayoub and Fernandez allegedly admitted to being part of a scheme to frame the 16-year-old so the police chief could claim a perfect rate of solving burglaries in the small city.

The judge insisted on prison for the pair despite plea deals calling for house arrest.

Former chief Raimundo Atesiano faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a more serious civil rights conspiracy charge. 

Another officer will be sentenced Thursday on a similar conspiracy count.


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