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Litigation

Aug. 26, 2003

Judge Finds Attorney Liable in Malicious-Prosecution Case

A Monterey attorney didn't mince words in a federal complaint filed against a restaurant owner who allegedly teamed up with a "sweetheart swindler" to scam wealthy Thai men.

By Eron Ben-Yehuda
        A Monterey attorney didn't mince words in a federal complaint filed against a restaurant owner who allegedly teamed up with a "sweetheart swindler" to scam wealthy Thai men.
        Sole practitioner Mary-Margaret O'Connell claimed that Bhusagorn "Wanda" Coutou acted as a "collaborator" in the scheme that involved "getti...

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