Coordination: Referral of Federal Criminal Cases to Local Law Enforcement Agencies

GGD-86-18 Published: Nov 19, 1985. Publicly Released: Nov 19, 1985.

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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed whether: (1) state and local law enforcement officials have been overburdened with federally referred criminal cases; and (2) meritorious cases were going unprosecuted.

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