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Criminal

Nov. 9, 2012

Former sheriff asks for sentence to be vacated or amended

Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona this week asked U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford to vacate or amend his 5 1/2 year prison sentence on the grounds it improperly referenced honest services fraud.

By Ben Adlin
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona this week asked U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford to vacate or amend his 51/2 year prison sentence on the grounds it was incorrectly calculated. Prosecutors indicted Carona in 2007 on corruption charges. They alleged he used his office for financial gain, regularly accepting cash and high-value gifts. Most charges were dismissed, but a jury in 2009 convicted him of one count of witness tam...

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