Taxpayers have shelled out more than $82 million to settle, defend and investigate claims of misconduct involving former Area 5 Police Detective Reynaldo Guevara.

The total includes $53 million in settlements and $29 million to outside attorneys, according to a recent review of city records by WGN Investigates.

Observers say the city may not be done paying.

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“If you’re talking about people who collectively spent hundreds of years in prison…this could be a billion dollars (by the time it’s over),” Craig Futterman, a criminal justice expert and University of Chicago law professor, said.

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