Iowa lawmakers seek proof that court fee debacle didn’t involve fraud

Iowa lawmakers seek proof that court fee debacle didn’t involve fraud

Judicial Branch officials fielded questions from lawmakers on the Iowa House Oversight Committee during a two-hour hearing Wednesday at the Iowa Capitol.

Iowa House panel questions officials on court debt fund distribution errors

The Iowa House Oversight Committee questioned judicial branch officials about their delay in reporting a misallocation of funds. (Gavel photo by Getty Images; seal courtesy the State of Iowa)The House Government Oversight Committee questioned officials from the Iowa Judicial Branch and State Court Administration Wednesday while investigating the misallocation of $27.5 million in court debt funds caused by programming errors. Committee members he…

House lawmakers investigate misallocation of Iowa court fees

Lawmakers are looking for answers on how millions of dollars in court fees were misallocated over the last few years.The Government Oversight Committee in the H

Lawmakers probe errors in distribution of Iowa court fines - Radio Iowa

The Iowa House Oversight Committee have launched an investigation of the misallocation of $23 million in court fines. Court officials first noticed the problem in late 2020 and the computer programming to distribute court fines wasn’t fixed until late last year. It meant money was incorrectly deposited in the state’s General Fund and victim services […]

Lawmakers investigating court system funding errors

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation of the mis-allocation of 23 million dollars in court fines. Court officials first noticed the problem in late 2020 and the computer programming to distribute court fines wasn’t fixed until late last year. It meant money was incorrectly deposited in the state’s General Fund — and victim services programs, the Iowa D-O-T, county sheriffs and others got less than they w…