Facing a flood of lawsuits stemming from misconduct by the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force, the Board of Estimates is set to settle 12 more cases for $2.5 million on Wednesday.

The settlements come on the heels of nine other GTTF-related lawsuits settled last week for $253,000.

Money for the settlements – as well as for extensive legal costs – come from taxpayer-generated general funds.

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