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Criminal

Aug. 23, 2014

Northern District prosecutors showing new aggressiveness

After years of criticism fired at U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag for focusing on marijuana dispensaries and gun cases rather than the white-collar prosecutions, the office has turned a corner in 2014.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - After years of criticism for focusing on marijuana dispensaries and gun cases, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District appears to have turned a corner in 2014.


In what began as a gang investigation, prosecutors in April unveiled an indictment against a state senator and former San Francisco school board member for alleged corruption. In June came long-awaited crimin...

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