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District attorney seeks staffing to pursue $10 million in older uncollected restitution; reports recent recoveries
Summary
District Attorney Diana Murphy briefed commissioners on restitution collection operations, reported recent deposit totals and garnishment recoveries, and said her office has an archived restitution ledger that could yield over $10 million more if staff and scanning resources were available.
District Attorney Diana Murphy told commissioners her office is expanding restitution collection efforts but needs additional staffing and technical support to pursue a large volume of older, uncollected cases.
Murphy said the office has implemented new tools such as a check scanner and has begun sending Edmonds entries to streamline deposits. She also described a garnishment program that collects state-tax refunds for restitution and said the office…
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