Nation NYC will pay men exonerated in Malcolm X’s killing $36 million, admitting ‘grave injustices’ October 31, 2022 Saleen Martin, USA TODAY Comments Off on NYC will pay men exonerated in Malcolm X’s killing $36 million, admitting ‘grave injustices’ The city of New York agreed to pay $26 million for the wrongful convictions in Malcolm X's 1965 assassination. The state will also pay $10 million.