Fargo city leaders prepare for possible lawsuit over mistaken identity

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo city leaders are preparing for a potential lawsuit from Angela Lipps.

The 50-year-old Tennessee woman was mistakenly identified as a suspect in a bank fraud case in Fargo. She was jailed for nearly six months.

Police used facial recognition software and the AI system mistakenly flagged Lipps.

She says she has lived in north-central Tennessee her entire life and never set foot in North Dakota, until she was transferred to Cass County Jail last year.

Her defense attorney looked into her bank records during the time she was said to have been in North Dakota, and discovered she was at home in Tennessee.

On Christmas Eve, the charges were dismissed.

Fargo city commissioners will meet in a closed door Executive Session this afternoon to get advice from the city attorney about possible litigation.

A GoFundMe account to help Lipps after she says she lost everything is at nearly $23,000.