All new staff at Town Court
Schererville judge names new workers; old operations under scrutiny
NWI Times,
Jan 6, 2004
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SCHERERVILLE -- A completely new staff of employees will be on hand when the Schererville Town Court reopens in March, Judge Kenneth Anderson has announced.
A grand jury is expected to begin hearings Thursday regarding operation of the Schererville Town Court during the tenure of former Judge Deborah Riga.
Investigators seized computer equipment Friday from the court, saying they needed to review the equipment as part of a full and in-depth audit of the court operations from 1999 through 2003.
The investigation is part of a special task force, including the Lake County prosecutor's office and the Indiana attorney general's office, along with the Indiana State Board of Accounts and the Indiana State Police.
The court will be closed until March. Anderson said he has been told to change the procedures and operations of the court.
Anderson, who was on hand last week when the computers were removed, said Monday that he is cooperating fully with the investigation.
Meanwhile, Anderson has hired a handful of people to work in Town Court. He did not retain any of the people who worked in the previous court.
The new court administrator is Leone Erwin, the lone full-time employee. He also hired Tom Anderson, a well known precinct committeeman, and Jim Lentini, who worked on his campaign, as bailiffs.
Though court is closed, Anderson said they will work to change the administrative and financial procedures of the court as recommended by the special task force.
"We intend to notify the cases that are pending that they will be continued until March," he said. "We're doing a lot of perfunctory things, changing the procedures in the court and we'll visit some 'model' courts that the Indiana State Board of Accounts and the attorney general's office recommended during this time."
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