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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Nov 28, 2017, 12:55 PM Nov 2017

NY prosecutors gave themselves $3.25 million in bonuses - from the asset forfeiture fund, of course. [View all]

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Damn. Prosecutors in Suffolk County, NY gave themselves $3.25 million in bonuses -- from the asset forfeiture fund, of course.



LONG ISLAND -- POLITICS

Records: Suffolk DA’s office bonuses totaled $3.25M since 2012

Newly released records show bonus payments since 2012 funded by asset forfeiture proceeds totaled $550,000 more than reported previously.

By David M. Schwartz
david.schwartz@newsday.com @schwartznewsNY

Updated November 21, 2017 7:17 AM

Newly disclosed records show Suffolk district attorney employees have received $3.25 million in bonuses since 2012 — $550,000 more than reported previously — as county lawmakers prepare for a hearing Tuesday on a bill to tighten legislative control over how proceeds from seized criminal assets are spent.
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