Sequester Cuts Affecting Gregg County

LONGVIEW � Washington�s sequester cuts are leaving their mark in Gregg County. The county is now responsible for transportation costs associated with moving federal inmates within the Eastern District of Texas. The U.S. Marshals Service used to reimburse the county for those costs, but due to its budget cuts, the service is now asking sheriffs� departments to pickup the tab. Sheriff Maxey Cerliano tells KETK those costs will be about $48,000.