Lawyer not charged for giving out police witnesses' addresses

[Tim May]

At 11:31 AM -0700 7/21/01, Subcommander Bob wrote:
>Re: Kirkland police files, Jim Bell, cryptome, etc.
>
>Basically a lawyer gives the addresses of two police witnesses
>and gets off scott free.  Well, a lil' fine from his guild.
>
>Are lawyers special objects now?

No, read the last line. In a shakedown state, donating to the donut 
fund is the way out of many a problem:



>http://latimes.com/news/local/la-000059505jul21.story

>                                                                    The
>Los Angeles city attorney's office
>                                                                    moved
>to drop the case after Serra
>
>agreed to pay $5,000 to the Police
>
>Memorial Foundation,


--Tim May



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