U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 22, 2009
Prosecutors Say Lawyer Slipped Back Into Crime
An upstanding criminal defense attorney who turned his life around? Or a ne'er-do-well who couldn't leave his trouble with the law behind? Federal prosecutors say a Covina criminal defense lawyer was a mule for the Mexican Mafia.




By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - An upstanding criminal defense attorney who turned his life around? Or a ne'er-do-well who couldn't leave his trouble with the law behind? Federal prosecutors say Isaac E. Guillén, a Covina-based sole practitioner, is the latter, alleging in an gang indictment unsealed last week that he was a mule for the Mexican Mafia. At a Friday detention hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Lally ...
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - An upstanding criminal defense attorney who turned his life around? Or a ne'er-do-well who couldn't leave his trouble with the law behind? Federal prosecutors say Isaac E. Guillén, a Covina-based sole practitioner, is the latter, alleging in an gang indictment unsealed last week that he was a mule for the Mexican Mafia. At a Friday detention hearing, Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Lally ...
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