Criminal
Aug. 25, 2016
U.S. dismisses own wire fraud case under threat of misconduct finding
Faced with a federal judge's indication he would tell a jury the prosecution had elicited false testimony, the U.S. attorney's office dismissed its multi-count indictment of a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent during the fifth day of trial Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
RIVERSIDE — Faced with a federal judge's indication he would tell a jury the prosecution had elicited false testimony, the U.S. attorney's office dismissed its multi-count indictment of a former Drug Enforcement Administration agent during the fifth day of trial Tuesday.
The alleged misconduct involved a confused line of questioning of a government witness in an ...
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