Victims' money goes to others, despite N.C. law putting them first

For 10 years, North Carolina's court system has improperly diverted millions of dollars meant to compensate crime victims and deposited the money in state and local treasuries.

In 1998, the General Assembly put crime victims first in line to receive any money paid by probationers, parolees and prisoners, money assessed by judges after the offenders were convicted.

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