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Criminal

Sep. 9, 2016

Former Orange County court clerk, others indicted for racketeering

An alleged five-year bribery scheme that authorities say threatened the integrity of Orange County's court system culminated Wednesday in a federal racketeering indictment against a former court clerk and 11 others accused of tampering with hundreds of criminal cases in exchange for money.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

An alleged five-year bribery scheme that authorities say threatened the integrity of Orange County's court system culminated Wednesday in a federal racketeering indictment against a former court clerk and 11 others accused of tampering with hundreds of criminal cases in exchange for money.

Jose Lopez Jr., a superior court clerk until early last year, for five years accepted bribes as high ...

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