Insurance Company pays Travis DA’s office more than $400,000 to prosecute acts of fraud against it.

The contract between the company and the district attorney’s office is up for renewal on Oct. 1. Texas Mutual declined comment Tuesday. Under the arrangement, allowed under a decades-old state law, Texas Mutual Insurance pays more than $400,000 a year to fund a special unit in the Travis DA’s office dedicated to prosecuting acts of fraud against the company. Several local elected officials have criticized the deal and called for reforms, saying the cozy arrangement between government prosecutors and a private company at a minimum creates the appearance of a conflict of interest. Makes you wonder if Lady Justice is peaking under her blindfold these days. How many more public institutions of Justice are being paid like the one in Travis County? Read the article at -- http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/22/travis-county-cant-stop-privately-funded-prosecuti/