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Monday, July 23, 2007
Ind. Courts - More on Van Bokkelen Steps Down as U.S. Attorney
Chicago Public Radio had a story on July 13th on U.S. attorney Joseph Van Bokkelen. You may read it here, or listen to it here. A quote:
Just a few days ago, the U.S. attorney’s office in Hammond announced that it had wrapped up a public corruption case against a township trustee who spent 300-grand in public money on personal pleasures like motorcycle racing.The trustee had finally been sentenced.
It’s an example of Joe Van Bokkelen’s style: He may be a week from stepping down as U.S. attorney for Northwest Indiana, but he’ll be using every last bit of remaining hours to focus on weeding out political corruption.
His commitment has been both professional and a little personal; He’s spent much of his life in this part of the Midwest.
VAN BOKKELEN: If you go any place in the state of Indiana and you say you’re from Lake County, Indiana, people kind of look at you and say, ‘We’re sorry.’ That shouldn’t be the way it is. Lake County is a wonderful place. It’s got many opportunities, but this image needs to be changed. And, I think it’s due to the efforts of a lot of people, not just this office, I think that’s changing.”
Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 23, 2007 05:26 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts