WGN employee files $10 million claim against U.S. Customs and Border Protection over wrongful detention
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Summary
A WGN staffer, Debbie Brockman, has filed a $10 million claim against the federal government after being forcefully detained and released without charges during "Operation Midway Blitz" in Lincoln Square last October. Brockman, a U.S. citizen working in WGN's creative services department, filed administrative complaints against U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the Federal Tort Claims Act, a necessary step before potentially filing a lawsuit.
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That's a necessary legal step on the way to possibly filing a lawsuit against the federal government.
Debbie Brockman, a U.S. citizen who works for WGN, submitted administrative complaints against U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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