Decade-Long Battle Ends in Victory: Retired Collector Wins $500,000 After Wrongful Arrest and Gun Seizure
Brooklyn, NY – After a nearly decade-long legal battle following what was determined to be a wrongful arrest, Carl Semencic, a 73-year-old former Franklin Square resident and retired luxury wine seller, has been awarded $500,000 by a federal jury. The verdict was the culmination of years of litigation that included a multitude of legal hurdles, including the death of the presiding judge and the destruction of a prized gun collection. Semencic, who has a doctorate in anthropology and has authored several books on fighting dog breeds, expressed that his intention in pursuing the lawsuit was … Read more