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Concerns about overbilling, improper payments, poor oversight and even questions about fraud have resulted in multiple county officials requesting the the Erie County District Attorney consider a formal investigation into the county’s Assigned Counsel Program after Comptroller Office flags multiple problems and lax oversight.<\/p>\n

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