Criminal
Sep. 7, 2012
Some say revamped LA federal public corruption unit is off to a good start
Two years after being revived by U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr., the Central District's public corruption and civil rights section is just about ready for its close-up. It's a work in progress, observers say, but a promising one.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - In 2008, then-U.S. Attorney for the Central District Thomas P. O'Brien sparked controversy by disbanding the office's unit dedicated to prosecuting public corruption.
The move drew fast criticism, including from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who wrote a letter to Department of Justice officials expressing her "serious concerns about the potential impact of this change."...
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