2024 Example of Hilariously Wasteful Spending
Deputy Sheriff Justice
In April, the Inquirer uncovered hundreds of problematic checks written by Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s office. But one of those purchases was just too bizarre to be believed: $9,000 for a mascot — ironically named “Deputy Sheriff Justice.” That’s right: The city office charged with conducting sheriff’s sales and transporting prisoners to court decided it needed a mascot — and that the public should foot the bill. Just like the checks in the notorious row office, it appears the jokes there also write themselves.