Since his return to office last year, President Donald Trump has pardoned dozens of white-collar criminals. He’s also forgiven their fines, penalties, and restitution, to the tune of billions. Some of that revenue was supposed to go to a fund to help victims of violent crime — and the organizations that serve them are feeling the pinch, reported The Trace.
The Crime
Victims Fund, established in 1984 by the Victims of Crime Act, or VOCA, is
sustained by criminal fines and penalties from convictions in federal cases,
typically white-collar prosecutions.
All of
that money is required by law to be deposited into the fund. The money is
distributed to state and local programs including domestic violence shelters,
rape crisis centers, and child abuse treatment programs. Gun violence survivors
and the families of victims who died rely routinely on
VOCA funding to reimburse medical expenses, funeral costs, and lost wages.
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