Military Law,
Government,
Criminal
May 13, 2022
US attorney answers prosecutor bribery claims in Navy bribery trial.
“It’s probably unprecedented, in my experience, having prosecutors get on the stand in the middle of trial,” said Peter G. Ko, senior litigation counsel at the U.S. attorney’s office in San Diego.
Within a blockbuster federal bribery trial in San Diego over the biggest corruption scandal in recent U.S. Navy history, a second trial is unfolding -- as defense lawyers accuse prosecutors of prejudicing the defendants by trumpeting false claims about sex workers.
The government bribed witnesses in a bribery case and inflated influence-peddling charges into a more tabloid-ready tale of high-ranking sailors behaving badly, the defense conte...
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