Litigation
Apr. 10, 2015
Attorney asks judge to waive attorney-client privilege in art theft case
U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag asked U.S. District Judge William Alsup on Wednesday to waive attorney-client privilege in a case involving an accused art thief who fled the federal courthouse in California in February.
The defendant, Luke D. Brugnara, was apprehended and returned to jail, and now faces an additional charge for his flight. He has claimed in court his attorney "green lit" his departure from the courthouse, and Haag argued in the government's motion tha...
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