A Baltimore man is suing HBO over what he claims is a false portrayal of him in the network’s limited series “We Own This City,” which depicts the short-lived operations of the Baltimore Police Department’s Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF). He is also alleging Leo Wise, the prosecutor in his case, leaked documents with the false narrative to HBO.

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Antonio “Brill” Shropshire is suing HBO, Inc. and HBO Service Corporation for defamation of character, copyright infringement, and negligence. He seeks $3 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages. He wants the companies to issue a public retraction and correction.

Shropshire also filed a Petition to Correct the Public Record under the First Amendment, raising issues of prosecutorial misconduct by then-A

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