Thousands in fines go missing in D.C.

Published June 20, 2009 4:00am ET



D.C. police officials can’t account for thousands of dollars in cash or receipts from nearly 200 misdemeanor cases that were supposed to help support the city’s victims compensation fund, The Examiner has learned.

City officials have opened an internal investigation to determine what happened to the money, Attorney General Peter Nickles confirmed.

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