Federal Officials Auditing Dallas DA's Use of Forfeiture Funds

The Dallas County district attorney’s office has lost access to federal forfeiture fund assets, and the U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a rare, in-person audit of the fund because of accounting discrepancies over how the money in it was spent, The Dallas Morning News has learned.

Peter Carr, a Justice Department spokesman in Washington, confirmed the federal investigation Thursday via email and said that “the Dallas DA is currently a noncompliant participant” and has not received government funds since August.

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