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Government

Mar. 31, 2011

Plea Deal Could Void Massive County Settlement

Five years ago, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay a developer $102 million to settle a lawsuit in what was one of the largest settlements between a county and a plaintiff in the state.


By Jason W. Armstrong


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Five years ago, the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay a developer $102 million to settle a lawsuit in what was one of the largest settlements between a county and a plaintiff in the state.


But former board chairman Bill Postmus' decision this week to plead guilty to accepting a $100,000 bribe in association with signing off on the agreement, among other corruption cha...

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