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Government

Oct. 3, 2009

San Bernardino Graft Probe Widens

Kendall H. MacVey, a partner at Best Best & Krieger represents San Bernardino government agencies in a lawsuit against the county in relation to a controversial settlement with a developer.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN BERNARDINO - It was the largest settlement San Bernardino County had ever agreed to pay in its history: $102 million, to a development company that had accused the county of improperly bucking payment for flood control improvements for a massive housing and business project in Upland.

But the November 2006 agreement with Colonies Partners has become a key part of a widening...

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