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Jan. 11, 2022
Former LA city attorney official pleads guilty in litigation scheme
Thomas H. Peters, who was chief of the Civil Litigation Branch of the city attorney’s office from 2014 to 2019, agreed to plead guilty Monday to one count of aiding and abetting extortion, a crime that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.
A former top official at the Los Angeles city attorney's office pleaded guilty Monday to aiding and abetting an extortion scheme connected to a sham lawsuit filed against the Department of Water and Power, the Department of Justice announced.
Thomas H. Peters, who was chief of the Civil Litigation Branch of the city attorney's office from 2014 to 2019, agreed to plead guilty Monday to one count of aiding and abetting extortion, a crime th...
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