FOX NEWS: Seattle-area program will pay victim restitution using taxpayer dollars; some criminals to avoid jail time

Seattle-area program will pay victim restitution using taxpayer dollars; some criminals to avoid jail time



A new program by a Washington county prosecutor’s office would allow for certain crime victims to be paid restitution directly from a fund established by the agency – and said to be supplied by taxpayers – instead of waiting for the alleged criminals’ cases to play out in court, according to officials and a report.

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