21 Arrested in Oregon for Unpaid Child Support
Posted on Aug 22, 2009 11:50am PDT
In Portland, Oregon, 21 people were arrested after the state conducted a sweep to find unpaid
child support offenders.
According to Oregon's attorney general's office, parents were arrested this past Wednesday. The combined amount the parents owed in delinquent child support was $530,000. They also claim that most parents in Oregon make their child support payments. Last year, the state received $344 million for over 250,000 children.
The sweep was spearheaded by an Oregon Department of Justice task force. Included were district attorneys and over 30 law enforcement agencies from throughout the state. The task force arrested individuals who had outstanding contempt complaints for willful failure to pay court-ordered child support. Each offender is facing a maximum sentence of up to 6 months in jail and large monetary fines.
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