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"San Jose defense attorney convicted on five money-laundering counts"

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

San Jose defense attorney convicted on five money-laundering counts, by Howard Mintz: Once a prosecutor who put criminals behind bars, San Jose lawyer Jamie Harley now finds herself on the other side of the legal system and facing the prospect of time in prison. A federal jury in San Jose on Tuesday convicted Harley of five counts of laundering money for a former client, punctuating a nearly two-week trial and almost three days of tense deliberations that for a time appeared deadlocked. . . . A federal grand jury indicted Harley more than two years ago, accusing her of laundering more than $100,000 for Christian Pantages, a client who wound up pleading guilty to charges in the case and testifying against her during the trial. Prosecutors alleged that Harley laundered money from Pantages' illicit business trafficking in stolen computer equipment, after he had been charged with state crimes related to the theft ring...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on July 21, 2010 (boomark / email).