Former Chief Ronald Miller, who later served as the U.S. Marshal in Kansas, was named in a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging that during his tenure, the department permitted a ‘protection racket’ that involved various crimes, including sexual assault and exploitation of the Black community. ([krps.org](https://www.krps.org/kansas-news/2023-11-06/kansas-city-kansas-empowered-police-to-exploit-and-humiliate-black-community-lawsuit-says?utm_source=openai))