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Litigation

Jun. 10, 2009

Guards at S.F. Federal Courthouse Allege Major Security Breaches

Court security officers working in the San Francisco federal courthouse have used drugs and alcohol while on duty, let a convicted felon enter the building without passing through a security checkpoint and sold pirated DVDs at work, according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court Friday.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Court security officers working in the San Francisco federal courthouse have used drugs and alcohol while on duty, let a convicted felon enter the building without passing through a security checkpoint and sold pirated DVDs at work, according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco Superior Court Friday.

The whistle-blower lawsuit was filed against New Mexico-based Akal Security Inc. on behal...

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