U.S. Attorney’s Office Disclosure

by | Dec 21, 2010 | Crime

[T]he entire annual $32 million budget of the Chicago U.S. attorney’s office [is covered by collections.] …

The U.S. attorney’s office here collected from criminals and civil defendants three times as much money as it spent in taxpayer dollars this year, bringing in $99 million in settlements, fines, forfeitures and restitution in 2010.  …

About $10 million this year went to pay back private victims of crimes in the Chicago area.  …

The conviction rate this year hovered above 95 percent.

(Full story here.)

Wow!!  Excellent work on the part of Patrick Fitzgerald.

Ok Ms. Alvarez, Ms. Madigan, your up.

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