Criminal
Jul. 20, 2000
Judge Reduces Sentence Due to Undisclosed Customs Cash Bonuses
SAN FRANCISCO - In a highly unusual move, a federal judge has significantly reduced a cocaine smuggling sentence because the defense was not told until after the end of a 1997 trial that U.S. Customs Service agents received special cash bonus awards for their work.
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