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SCOTT HORTON?U.S. Attorneys Scandal?Los Angeles and San Diego |
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Contributed by Scott Horton
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When the U.S. attorneys scandal first surfaced, concerns came to focus very quickly on criminal investigations into a group of close friends among the California G.O.P. Congressional delegation. The case of ?Duke? Cunningham had gotten broad press, and it was clear that Carol Lam, the U.S. Attorney in San Diego, had run afoul of the White House by carrying it through to a headline-grabbing conviction. The Cunningham prosecution was, in fact, the single most spectacular corruption conviction in U.S. Congressional history, and the ?Dukester?s? mendacity made terrific copy for newspapers and magazines. . . .
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