On April 13, The Kalamazoo Press sent formal requests for comment to every member of the Kalamazoo County Friend of the Court office, court administration, and family division bench regarding leaked audio of Friend of the Court Enforcement Officer Benny Clark Jr.
Each recipient was given 48 hours to respond.
Not one person replied.
The audio, first reported by The Kalamazoo Press on April 12, captured Benny Clark Jr telling a father "the feds did it" while discussing the seizure of the father's bank account. The seizure was carried out without the ability-to-pay hearing required under Michigan law since October 2021.
Comment requests were sent individually to the following 18 officials at the Gull Road Justice Complex:
Friend of the Court Leadership
- Matthew J. Semenczuk, Friend of the Court Director
- Benny Clark Jr, Domestic Case Enforcement Officer
Family Division Referees
- Robin V. King, Referee
- Denise E. Noble, Referee
- Kate M. Procunier, Referee