Police and prosecutors consistently stole funds from schools for personal benefit, lawsuit alleges

A judge has ruled that a lawsuit accusing prosecutors and police in Indianapolis of illegally profiting off of civil forfeiture can go forward.

The lawsuit, filed by Institute for Justice, a nonprofit that focuses on ending civil forfeiture, states that Marion County officials have used forfeited funds solely to cover law enforcement expenses. However, the Indiana Constitution requires that all forfeiture proceeds be put into a fund to build schools—a directive Marion County has brazenly ignored....
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