Memorandum
Date: July 9, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Susan J. Krones, District Attorney
Subject: (a) Approve the District Attorney’s Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 and Authorize the Chair to Sign; and (b) Authorize Doris Lankford to Electronically Submit the Report
Executive Summary:
The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 authorized a national asset forfeiture program, which provides a means of punishment and deterrent for criminals who prey on the vulnerable for financial gain. This program also allows cooperating state and local law enforcement agencies to share in the federal forfeiture proceeds. The Office of the Lake County District Attorney’s participation in the Equitable Sharing Program with the U.S. Department of Justice was initiated in 2009 when the District Attorney’s Office received a portion of a distribution from a federal asset forfeiture case.
Although no monies were received or expended during the 2022/23 Fiscal Year, this annual report must still be electronically submitted to the Department of Justice showing zero dollar activity.
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Recommended Action:
(a) Approve the District Attorney’s Equitable Sharing Agreement and Certification for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 and Authorize the Chair to Sign; and (b) Authorize Doris Lankford to Electronically Submit the Report