COMPARISONS

COMPARISONS
Prosecutor travel
To show the difference between in-state and out-of-state seminars for Mahoning County prosecutors, consider two forensic science seminars -- one that Pat Pochiro attended in-state last year and one that Tim Franken and Robert Duffrin are attending out-of-state now. All three are Paul Gains' assistant prosecutors.
POCHIRO
Where: Cleveland.When: June 26-27, 2000. Education credit: 12 Continuing Legal Education hours.Costs: Registration, $195. No other expenses were found in the FOJ account.
FRANKEN AND DUFFRIN
Where: San DiegoWhen: Dec. 1-6, 2001 Education credit: Offers 18 CLE hours, although hours approved for individual states may vary, according to the California registration form.Estimated cost: $1,700 for Franken; no estimate for Duffrin.
Annual travel costs2001 Out-of-state: Nearly $20,000 to date.Ohio: $6,400 to date.
2000Out-of-state: $21,300.Ohio: $17,000
Source: Mahoning County Prosecutor's Office