Government
Dec. 24, 2008
In L.A., Tough Guy's Crackdown Came With a Price
In his year as the U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, Thomas P. O’Brien has won the admiration of local law enforcement. But critics accuse him of giving short shrift to white-collar crime and government fraud cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - U.S. Attorney Thomas P. O'Brien, flanked by city, county and federal law enforcement leaders, stood in front of mounted Klieg stage lights and assembled media to announce the indictment and takedown of one of Los Angeles' most violent street gangs - the Avenues' Drew Street clique. One by one, Los Angeles' police chief, William Bratton, and city attorney, Rocky Delgadillo, and others steppe...
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