Litigation
Aug. 8, 2013
After long legal saga, asylum seekers from China awarded $1.2 million
A federal judge has awarded two Chinese women $1.2 million, finding the U.S. government liable for emotional distress they suffered since a Los Angeles asylum officer made sexual advances and asked for bribes to OK their applications.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A federal judge has awarded two Chinese women $1.2 million, finding the U.S. government liable for the 13 years of emotional distress they suffered since a Los Angeles asylum officer made sexual advances on them and asked for bribes to approve their applications.
U.S. District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall had dismissed the civil claims, saying the officer - Thomas Powell - wasn't acting within t...
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