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Government

Feb. 15, 2001

Prosecutors Irked by Commutation Controversy

LOS ANGELES - Current and former federal prosecutors expressed dismay Tuesday over a report that U.S. Attorney Alejandro N. Mayorkas is enmeshed in the controversy surrounding the commutation of a convicted drug dealer whose father gave thousands of dollars to political candidates.

By David Houston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - Current and former federal prosecutors expressed dismay Tuesday over a report that U.S. Attorney Alejandro N. Mayorkas is enmeshed in the controversy surrounding the commutation of a convicted drug dealer whose father gave thousands of dollars to political candidates.
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