This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

California Supreme Court

Jul. 10, 2009

Judge Accused of Bribing Political Opponent

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Harvey A. Silberman and two consultants who worked on his 2008 judicial campaign have been indicted for allegedly offering bribes in an unsuccessful attempt to induce his election opponent - a county prosecutor - to not to run against him.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Harvey A. Silberman and two consultants who worked on his 2008 judicial campaign have been indicted for allegedly offering bribes in an unsuccessful attempt to induce his election opponent - a county prosecutor - to not to run against him.

Evelyn Jerome Alexander and Alan Randall Steinberg, partners at the West Los Angeles-based public affairs firm S...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up