By David McAfee, Bloomberg BNA
A former Orange County Superior Court clerk was sentenced Sept. 22 to more than 11 years in federal prison for taking about $420,000 in exchange for dismissed charges and other legal favors.
Jose Lopez Jr., from Anaheim, Calif., pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiring to violate the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. He was arrested in September 2016 along with nine others accused of being a part of the scheme.
Brian N. Gurwitz, of the Law Office of Brian Gurwitz APC in Tustin, Calif., counsel to Lopez, said he disagrees ...
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