McMahon bills Cook County almost $50K for Van Dyke prosecution
Posted October 17, 2018 1:00 am
Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon has billed Cook County for nearly $50,000 for expenses from his more than two years spent as the special prosecutor in Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's murder case.
McMahon has submitted invoices for expert witnesses who testified at pretrial hearings and during the trial, a few meals, snacks and the prosecution team's stay at a hotel hear Midway Airport.
Under state law governing special prosecutors, McMahon can bill Cook County only for expenses related to the trial -- not for the time he or his staff spent working on the case.
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