In July 2025, a team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint while she was babysitting four young children. She was booked into the...

A Tennessee grandmother who spent six months in jail after facial recognition tech falsely linked her to a North Dakota bank fraud investigation now wants compensation for what happened. Angela Lipps is suing the City of Fargo and a Fargo Police Department detective for $10 million over the incident, which led to the loss of her home, car, and dog.

In July 2025, a team of US Marshals arrested 50-year-old Lipps in Tennessee at gunpoint while she was babysitting four young children. She was booked into the county jail in Tennessee as a fugitive from justice wanted in North Dakota.

  • Taldan@lemmy.world
    21·
    4 hours ago

    The article states the false match came off the fake ID used, not even the surveillance footage showing she was there

    No it does not. The false match was from fscial recognition

    Here is the relevant part of the article:

    Detectives reportedly reviewed video of a woman using a fake US army ID to withdraw tens of thousands of dollars.

    By using facial recognition software, the investigators identified Lipps as a possible match

    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
      2·
      4 hours ago

      “As reported by Valley News Live, the complaint also alleges that Heck failed to disclose that the facial recognition result came from a photo on the suspect’s fake ID rather than surveillance footage.”

      The facial recognition compared the fake ID to the person they arrested apparently. Not faceid on surveillance footage to the woman.