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Convicted ex-Baltimore GTTF officer Daniel Hersl dies of cancer at 55

Hersl maintained his innocence despite a federal jury conviction in the Gun Trace Task Force corruption case

A jury in 2018 found Daniel Hersl, rear, guilty of racketeering, finding that he had used his authority as a city police officer to steal thousands of dollars from residents.
Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun
A jury in 2018 found Daniel Hersl, rear, guilty of racketeering, finding that he had used his authority as a city police officer to steal thousands of dollars from residents.
The Baltimore Sun's Todd Karpovich (Kevin Richardson/Sun Staff)
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Former Baltimore Police officer Daniel Hersl, a central figure in the corrupt Gun Trace Task Force scandal, has died of cancer at 55 after being released from prison on compassionate grounds.

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