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TexasTowelie

(111,301 posts)
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 01:49 AM Nov 2017

Legal bills in South Bend police wiretapping case top $1 million

SOUTH BEND — The city and Common Council have spent more than $1 million on legal fees in the ongoing police wiretapping case, which still doesn’t have an end in sight.

The fees have come on top of more than $800,000 in related legal settlements, pushing the total cost of the case for taxpayers to over $1.8 million.

The controversy goes back more than five years when it was discovered the South Bend Police Department was recording some officers’ phone lines. The police tapes ignited a legal battle involving the city, its employees and the Common Council that continues to rack up legal fees.

“Everyone who has ever touched this case is frustrated,” Mayor Pete Buttigieg said. “It’s expensive because it’s complicated.”

Read more: https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/legal-bills-in-south-bend-police-wiretapping-case-top-million/article_c1eaf81d-0f1f-5b32-a4a7-d3a55e0b5adc.html

I have confidence that if anyone can fix this problem it is Pete Buttigieg.

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Legal bills in South Bend police wiretapping case top $1 million (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2017 OP
You may be right, Towelie, elleng Nov 2017 #1

elleng

(130,147 posts)
1. You may be right, Towelie,
Sat Nov 18, 2017, 01:54 AM
Nov 2017

but it may be too much for him, given the complications AND his 'day job.'

Concerned about Indiana (never thought I'd say that.)
Larger than expected corporate income tax refunds deepen Indiana revenue woes.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1050989#post4

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