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Criminal

Sep. 14, 1999

Last-Minute Dealing Resurrects Asset Seizure Legislation Given Up For Dead

SACRAMENTO - When the 1999 legislative session drew to a close, rookie Democratic Assemblyman Herb Wesson of inner city Los Angeles got what he wanted onto the governor's desk - a bill that makes it easier for prosecutors to seize property linked to criminal activity.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SACRAMENTO - When the 1999 legislative session drew to a close, rookie Democratic Assemblyman Herb Wesson of inner city Los Angeles got what he wanted onto the governor's desk - a bill that makes it easier for prosecutors to seize property linked to criminal activity.
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