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Mel Gibson?s Ex-Girlfriend Hires Former AUSA

By Andrew Ramonas

A former Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles will represent the ex-girlfriend of actor Mel Gibson in the increasingly complex case involving her estranged ex-boyfriend, TMZ reported Sunday.

Mary Fulginiti (ABC)

Mary Fulginiti, who worked in the Central District of California U.S. Attorney’s Office from 1996 to 2000, will handle the defense of Oksana Grigorieva, Gibson’s ex-girlfriend, who has leveled domestic violence allegations against the actor and is under investigation for extortion.

The former federal prosecutor handled homicide, narcotics, bank robbery and fraud cases in the Los Angeles-based U.S. Attorney’s office. She is now a ABC News correspondent, covering legal issues for “Primetime” and other ABC News programs.

She received her bachelor’s from Boston College and her law degree from Georgetown University.

Full post as published by Main Justice on August 23, 2010 (boomark / email).