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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
News Boo to corrupt court officials in Johnson County
Posted By Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman on Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 1:23 PM
I like how the accused, Former Deputy Clerk of Court Portia Snead, can sign herself out of jail on a promise, because, you know, she's the picture of honesty.
Four lawyers and a court employee in Johnston County began turning themselves in today after being charged with tampering with court documents to secure illegal dismissals for drunken drivers.Johnston County District Attorney Susan Doyle said Monday she noticed something amiss with the county's impaired-driving cases after adopting a tracking system through a grant from the state. DWI cases scheduled for trial had disappeared from the trial calendar, Doyle said. When she examined the files, she noticed the former prosecutor's signature on an outdated dismissal form. Doyle called the Special Prosecution Unit of the state Attorney General's office last spring to investigate.
Read the rest of this Charlotte Observer article here.
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