Opinion ID: 2426456
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 13

Heading: xerox copies of $100 bills

Text: In order to obtain the money needed for the bribe, the District Attorney's office arranged for a $60,000.00 loan from a local bank. The money was picked up by Detectives Baker and Bennett on the morning of July 16, 1976. It was then xeroxed at the Division Office by Detective Baker so that there would be a record of the serial numbers. It was then delivered to Northwest Bank and placed in Nukie Fontenot's safety deposit box. As this money was recovered from various sources, such as from the Dickerson State Bank, Judge Bates, Ed Riklin, etc., the serial numbers were compared to the xerox copies of the original $60,000. The money recovered was then xeroxed and the original money returned to the lending bank. Detective Baker had custody of the xerox copies at all times and he had custody of the original cash before the bribe and as it was recovered. He returned it to the bank.