By using facial recognition software, the investigators identified Lipps as a possible match.
As she could not pay her bills from jail, Lipps had lost her home, her car, and even her dog.
The lawsuit also alleges that, at the time, the Fargo Police Department had no policies, training, or oversight in place to guide officers' use of facial recognition technology.
During questioning, Williams was told he was being arrested based solely on the results of a facial recognition lineup.
Williams was innocent, the city of Detroit later agreed to pay him $300,000, and Detroit stopped making arrests based only on facial recognition software results.