(a)There is hereby established in the state treasury the white collar crime fund to be administered by the governor. All moneys credited to the white collar crime fund shall be expended only for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting:
(1)Criminal offenses involving or facilitated by:
(A)The use of funds derived from illegal activity to make wagers;
(B)placing wagers to conceal money derived from illegal activity;
(C)the use of other individuals to place wagers as part of any wagering scheme to circumvent any provision of federal or state law;
(D)the use of false identification to facilitate the placement of any wager or the collection of any prize in violation of federal or state law;
(E)any other unlawful activity involving or facilitated by the placing of wagers; or
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(a) There is hereby established in the state treasury the white collar crime fund to be administered by the governor. All moneys credited to the white collar crime fund shall be expended only for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting:
(1) Criminal offenses involving or facilitated by:
(A) The use of funds derived from illegal activity to make wagers;
(B) placing wagers to conceal money derived from illegal activity;
(C) the use of other individuals to place wagers as part of any wagering scheme to circumvent any provision of federal or state law;
(D) the use of false identification to facilitate the placement of any wager or the collection of any prize in violation of federal or state law;
(E) any other unlawful activity involving or facilitated by the placing of wagers; or
(F) any other violation of the Kansas expanded lottery act; or
(2) any financial or economic crime involving any unauthorized gambling.
(b) All expenditures from the fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the governor, or the governor's designee, for the purposes set forth in this act.
(c) The attorney general and the executive director of the Kansas racing and gaming commission annually, on or before August 1, shall submit requests to the governor for the amount of such sums that they consider necessary to carry out the purposes of the white collar crime fund. The governor may certify to the director of accounts and reports amounts to be transferred from the white collar crime fund to any special revenue fund or funds of the attorney general and the Kansas racing and gaming commission as deemed appropriate by the governor. Upon receipt of any such certification, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer amounts from the white collar crime fund to the special revenue fund or funds of the attorney general and the Kansas racing and gaming commission in accordance with such certification.