Dismissal of Wilkes' indictments sought (because Lam sped the process up?)

[babylonsister]

Grasping at straws?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20070424-9999-1m24wilkes.html

Dismissal of Wilkes' indictments sought

By Kelly Thornton
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

April 24, 2007

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – Lawyers for former Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes yesterday asked a judge to dismiss indictments stemming from the Randy “Duke” Cunningham scandal because the government deliberately and illegally disclosed grand jury secrets to the media.

Wilkes' attorney, Mark Geragos, also alleged in documents filed in federal court that the leaks were part of a campaign by former U.S. Attorney Carol Lam to use Wilkes and other defendants as “pawns” in a “political squabble” with bosses at the Justice Department who wanted her fired.

Geragos contended that Lam wanted the indictments to happen before the Bush administration forced her from office. The indictments were issued Feb. 13; Lam left two days later.

“The United States Attorney used the leaks to create a public atmosphere that compelled the grand jury to return indictments and present (the Justice Department) with a fait accompli, a gesture of defiance by Carol Lam as she was forced out of office,” Geragos wrote.

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[loudsue]

1. All the more reason for congress to investigate....

I think once ALL the facts become REALLY public, we'll see exactly who was acting inappropriately...and guess what? It wasn't Lam's fault she uncovered a nest of snakes.

:kick::kick::kick:

[ShortnFiery]

2. My Gawd, Isn't it IMPEACHMENT yet? n/t

[Eugene]

3. A desperate move that hurts Bush & Co. more than it helps Wilkes.

It certainly doesn't help the administration for
Geragos to link Lam's firing to the bribery scandal
she was prosecuting.

K & R