County Will Sue Sheriff Duffy on Secret Account
Angered that San Diego County Sheriff John Duffy set up a secret account for money seized in drug raids, the Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to file a lawsuit to regain control of the money.
The civil lawsuit is expected to be filed today in San Diego Superior Court. The board reached a consensus in closed session to go to court over the matter, which has further soured the already strained relationship between supervisors and the sheriff, who is retiring from office.
The suit could include a request for a temporary restraining order to prevent Duffy from making further allocations from the secret account, county officials suggested.
The board wants the court to force Duffy to account for the more than $300,000 seized in drug raids--called asset-forfeiture funds--and return the money to the control of the supervisors, said county spokesman Bob Lerner.
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