Nifong lawyer: No money for lacrosse players

Posted: Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008 DURHAM A lawyer for Mike Nifong said in court documents Friday that three exonerated lacrosse players cannot expect any money from the fallen prosecutor. Nifong's lawyer, Jim Craven, filed a 19-page document in federal court in response to a suit filed by the former Duke players, who are seeking damages for malicious prosecution and conspiracy. “These creditors, certainly their counsel, have to know that they will never collect so much as $35 from Mike Nifong,” the response says. “They must know that, yet still they come.” Former players Dave Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann filed suit in October, alleging that Nifong, the city of Durham and its police department played a key role in pushing forward with a gang-rape case that was flawed from the start. The players spent nearly 13... [read full story]