Plaintiffs in a civil-rights suit against five officials in Shelby County have raised new allegations about the use of money seized from nonwhite motorists driving through the East Texas town of Tenaha. In their motion, plaintiffs said the county auditor has identified " 'questionable expenditures' " the district attorney allegedly made from her forfeiture fund, including $22,000 for campaign materials, festivals, parades, personalized Frisbees, glitter pencils, holiday decorations and costumes.
August 23, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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Plaintiffs in a civil-rights suit against five officials in Shelby County, including the district attorney, have raised new allegations about the use of money seized from nonwhite motorists driving through the East Texas town of Tenaha.
On Aug. 16, the eight plaintiffs in Morrow, et al. v. Washington, et al. filed a motion for class certification in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District in Marshall.
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