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Attorney General's office opposes proposal to centralize contractor-fraud prosecutions in S.183
Summary
Testimony from the Attorney General’s Office opposed a proposal to move roughly 80 contractor-fraud cases from local state's attorneys to the AG's office. The AGO warned the change would remove local discretion, strain AGO capacity (about five criminal attorneys), and not guarantee faster prosecutions; committee agreed to hear additional testimony before deciding.
During consideration of S.183 on Feb. 18, the committee examined a proposed committee amendment and a separate policy idea: shifting about 80 contractor-fraud prosecutions from local state's attorneys offices to the state Attorney General’s Office.
Michelle Child of the Office of Legislative Counsel described draft 2.1 and a drafting change tied to 'change orders' in contract law that was suggested by the Attorney General’s Office. Senators asked for clarification on…
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