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Criminal

Oct. 6, 2000

DA Drops Charges in Brockovich Case

VENTURA - Prosecutors have dropped charges against two of the three defendants accused of attempting to extort $310,000 from movie heroine Erin Brockovich and her employer, attorney Edward L. Masry.

        VENTURA - Prosecutors have dropped charges against two of the three defendants accused of attempting to extort $310,000 from movie heroine Erin Brockovich and her employer, attorney Edward L. Masry.
        Brockovich's ex-husband, Shawn Brown, 38, and ex-boyfriend, Jorg Halaby, 46, allegedly conspired with Century City attorney John J. Reiner to blackmail Brockovich and Masry by pro...

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