Government,
Criminal
Aug. 24, 2017
Prosecutor says defense’s explanations for PAC donations are insufficient
A prosecutor criticized the defense’s closing arguments for glossing over important facts and failing to explain supposedly clean PAC donations in rebuttal during a seven-month trial in which county officials are accused of a bribery conspiracy.
SAN BERNARDINO — A prosecutor criticized the defense’s closing arguments and accused opposing counsel of glossing over important facts in a closing rebuttal that capped off a seven-month trial in which San Bernardino county officials are accused of a bribery conspiracy.
Deputy Attorney General Melissa Mandel, who leads the prosecution team, called defense attorney Stephen G. Larson’s closing more of a campaign speech than an argument...
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