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Dec
30
There’s always some sort of investigation going on in the Region. This time Lake County prosecutors and the Indiana attorney general are looking into Lake County’s printing contracts, reports the Post-Tribune’s John Byrne.
The two law enforcement agencies haven’t decided which will be in charge of the investigation, according to Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter. It could also mean the Lake County Commissioners select other printers.
Lake County officials are investigating whether two bidders for government printing contracts illegally joined forces in an effort to freeze out a third company vying for the work.
County Prosecutor Bernard Carter said Thursday he had been notified of allegations that Hammond printing companies A-1 Union Graphics and Sheffield Press Printers & Lithographers had colluded in their bids for 2007 contracts.
“Right now the information we have is incomplete,” Carter said. “The situation definitely deserves further investigation. We have been in contact with the Attorney General’s Office to determine which agency will proceed with that investigation.”
Officials from A-1 and Sheffield could face civil or criminal charges if it is determined they violated Lake County’s non-collusion agreement, Carter said.
