Prosecuting Attorney Fristoe
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- Dec 14, 1916The Secret Courthouse Bond Deal Benton County Tried to Ram ThroughCommissioners Clements and McNeill authorized $125,000 in bonds for a Prosser courthouse after a closed-door plan their own lawyer admitted was designed to keep taxpayers in the dark. A Kennewick lawsuit put the deal before Judge Grady.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Dec 14, 1916The Night Guard Who Got Arrested for Guarding the CourthouseMike Driscoll was hired to watch the Benton County courthouse after a suspiciously overheated stove. Prosser’s night policeman took his gun, and the prosecuting attorney had him fined for carrying a concealed weapon.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Jan 11, 1917Benton County's Courthouse Fight Turns Into a Four-Commissioner CircusA newly elected commissioner is kept waiting, a courthouse contract is let in defiance of a court order, and $125,000 in bonds leave just $1,362 for furnishings.Benton County Courthouse, Prosser, WA
- Jan 11, 1917The Court House Frame-Up: Farmers Cry Foul Over a $30,000 Bond DealBenton County taxpayers say commissioners tried to sell courthouse bonds without advertising for bids — and that the prosecuting attorney helped fight the very people he was elected to represent.Prosser, WA