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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Feb. 20, 2010

Firefight at 9th Circuit Over Fake Purple-Heart-Wearing Witness

Prominent defense attorney John W. Keker is a Marine veteran with a combat record that Elven Joe Swisher could only dream of.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Prominent attorney John W. Keker of San Francisco's Keker & Van Nest is a Marine veteran with a combat record that Elven Joe Swisher could only dream of.

Swisher, the star government witness at a federal murder-for-hire trial, lied on the witness stand and claimed bogus military credentials.

Offended and resentful at what veteran groups call stolen ...

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