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Civil Litigation,
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State Bar & Bar Associations

Apr. 12, 2018

State Bar’s top prosecutor accused of harassing Muslim co-worker at last job

The complaint was levied as Steven Moawad seeks Senate confirmation as chief trial counsel

The State Bar's top prosecutor allegedly harassed a Muslim colleague at his last job, according to a lawsuit levied as he seeks state Senate confirmation to remain in his current role.

Chief Trial Counsel Steven Moawad, who supervised plaintiff Bassem Banafa while working for the Contra Costa County district attorney, is a named defendant accused of expressing fear that his co-worker of Yemeni descent might engage in workplace viole...

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