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Criminal

Apr. 29, 2009

Disgraced O.C. Sheriff Gets Prison Term

Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, a once rising political star who was brought down by charges of corruption, was sentenced Monday to 5½ years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $125,000 fine for trying to persuade a former colleague to lie to a grand jury.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, a once rising political star who was brought down by charges of corruption, was sentenced Monday to 5½ years in federal prison and ordered to pay a $125,000 fine for trying to persuade a former colleague to lie to a grand jury.

Saying that there is too much cynicism and too little respect for the truth in society these days, U.S. District J...

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