Law Practice,
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Criminal
Dec. 11, 2017
Questions raised about desert town law firm charging prosecution fees
In a case that has raised eyebrows in the Southern California desert towns of Indio and Coachella, a local resident who was charged with violating building codes for a home improvement project was given a $900 fine, and then charged $31,000 in “prosecution fees.”
In a case that has raised eyebrows in the Southern California desert towns of Indio and Coachella, a local resident who was charged with violating building codes for a home improvement project was given a $900 fine, and then charged $31,000 in "prosecution fees."
Defendant Cesar Garcia, a Coachella resident, was found in violation of city codes for expanding his living room without building permits. He pleaded guilty, brought his ho...
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