And in our review, we've found nothing to come close to supporting that accusation. Phipps, who is suing the department on behalf of Fox and his former superior, Lt. Fox and Franks filed their conspiracy lawsuit against the department in 1999 after both were demoted for allegedly violating police policy. Fox alleges his demotion was retaliatory, connected to his whistleblowing on the Narcotics Bureau. Franks was demoted for allegedly skirting departmental rules by helping Fox get a promotion in the mid-1990s.
Franks denies the claim.
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