LOS ANGELES — A ruse set up through bogus subpoena documents to snag a former Orange County sheriff for criminal wrongdoing was a “legitimate investigative technique” according to the government’s brief filed before a federal appeals court.
In response to an appeal filed by former sheriff Mike Carona, the Dec. 18 brief asserts that federal prosecutors did not violate California’s Rules of Professional Conduct when they used a cooperating witness to contact Carona using two fake subpoenas.
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