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You never know who is listening to your telephone calls

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Federal prosecutors in Miami attempted to get a criminal defense lawyer to fall for witness bribery in a secretly recorded telephone call. See US prosecutors accused of misconduct in case: U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta on Wednesday called the situation "regrettable" and said the allegations have been referred to the U.S. Justice Department for possible disciplinary action. The misconduct claims arose earlier this month during the trial of Dr. Ali Shaygan, 36, who was accused in a 141-count indictment of writing illegal prescriptions including one that led to a patient's death from a methadone overdose. Shaygan, acquitted last week of all charges, had faced a minimum of 20 years in prison because of that person's death. During the trial, Shaygan attorney David O...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on March 19, 2009 (boomark / email).