This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Law Practice

Nov. 29, 2007

Two Aggressive Prosecutors Take On 'America's Sheriff'

As Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona fights charges of official corruption, witness tampering and mail fraud, he finds himself facing two aggressive prosecutors: Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Sagel and Sagel's co-counsel and supervisor on the case, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kenneth B. Julian.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SANTA ANA - Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona sat in federal court as Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Sagel argued that the sheriff and his wife must avoid their old friends.
      That restriction, in the order allowing Carona to be free on bond, is reasonable, Sagel argued, because it would allow him contact with deputies and other she...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up