Nassau to keep paying outside law firm in red-light camera suit

County officials said they plan to continue a legal battle over more than $400 million in fines a court ruled were illegally collected by red light cameras. Lawyers on the other side of the suit say they should stop and focus on paying back the fines they owe. 

“This was money that was wrongfully taken from ticket holders and taxpayers. The county violated the law,” said David Raimondo, an attorney leading the suit against the county. “The government was the lawbreaker. They should do the right thing, admit that what they did was wrong and agree to pay back the ticket holders.”