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Criminal

Jul. 26, 2008

Alleged Tryst Roils Carona Corruption Case

An attorney for a defendant in the corruption case of former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona asked a judge Thursday to remove the two prosecutors because their star witnesses had claimed that the sheriff slept with the prosecutor's former boss, giving the "appearance of impropriety" to the government's effort.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 1

      SANTA ANA - For close to a year, people watching the corruption prosecution of former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona have wondered why local federal prosecutors had removed themselves from the case.
      Although two assistant U.S. attorneys in Santa Ana are now prosecuting Carona, the rest of t...

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