Law Office Management
Mar. 9, 2012
Del Norte DA Courts Trouble
Jon Alexander is facing an FBI investigation for possible bribery.
After freeing himself from the grip of methamphetamine addiction and winning in 2010 on an anti-meth platform, Del Norte County District Attorney Jon Alexander seems to be undermining his effort at self-reinvention with several legal and ethical lapses, reports the Sacramento Bee.
Alexander is now facing an FBI investigation for possible bribery, on top of having been disciplined by the State Bar with multiple suspensions for misdeeds. He is currently under bar probation until May 2013. Alexander last year charged some of his former defense clients, ignoring potential conflicts of interest. He also allegedly tried to "sell or trade" his endorsement for a county public defender position, and dropped all charges against the client of a lawyer who loaned him $6,000 for hair transplants. Alexander said he repaid the loan before he took office and denied showing favoritism.
Riley Guerin
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