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Criminal

Mar. 8, 2019

Convicted marketing schemer testifies against lawyer in fraud trial

An unusual worker’s compensation fraud case in Orange County focuses on a legal underworld.

Convicted marketing schemer testifies against lawyer in fraud trial
Sole practitioner Richard Wynn (left) and his client, lawyer Jon M. Woods

SANTA ANA -- A paralegal-turned-entrepreneur who's facing federal prison for a multi-million dollar attorney-client referral scheme wavered in testimony this week about the perceived legality of his years-long venture, telling a jury his lawyer convinced him of his crimes after months of post-arrest denial.

"I wasn't fully aware of what I had created, and what I had created was apparently against the law," Carlos Arguello, now a con...

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