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Government

Apr. 16, 2009

Three Vie for U.S. Attorney Appointment

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Benjamin B. Wagner and R. Steven Lapham and defense attorney Anthony P. Capozzi of Fresno are said to make up the short list for U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of California.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The field for U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of California has narrowed to three finalists, including two assistant U.S. Attorneys and a former prosecutor who now works as a defense attorney in Fresno.

The frontrunner for the top federal prosecutor's job in the nation's eighth most populous district is Benjamin B. Wagner, according to multiple sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because of...

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