NPR update

I just heard from one of the individuals who was interviewed by the NPR team when they were in town last week. It turns out that their interest in Smith stems from his being a prime exemplar of the kind of abuses they are going to expose in a multi-state story examining money laundering, the asset forfeiture program, and asset forfeiture fund abuses. The reporter in charge, Marisa Penaloza, said that she regrettted that they could not do an entire show on Smith alone, as there was vertainly enough there. She also expressed her incredulity that sheriffs such as Smith actually still existed anywhere in the U.S. NPR hopes to have the program on the air sometime in mid- June. I'll let y'all know the program, date, and time as soon as it is finalized.