WA: big trouble for lawyers behind Kennewick plea bargain scam
From the Tri-City Herald:
2 ex-attorneys indicted in dollars-for-deals case
A federal grand jury indicted two former Tri-City attorneys Tuesday for their alleged roles in a scheme that allowed clients to pay their way out of charges they faced in Benton County District Court.
Former Assistant City Attorney Tyler M. Morris and Jeff Finney were indicted on charges stemming from their alleged participation in arranging out-of-court payments and diverting up to $50,000 to their own pockets.
From KNDU:
Two attorneys charged with public corruption
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington is calling it public corruption. His office alleges Tyler Morris, an assistant prosecutor for the City of Kennewick and Jeff Finney, a defense attorney, were in cahoots and were pocketing money from Finney's clients. It's alleged Morris asked for cash donations from Finney in exchange for his clients to have reduced or dismissed cases...
3 Comments:
jeff finney is a liar and a thief. he has destroyed my life with his lies i hope he likes his prison vacation and for the rest of his buddies in the court house they need to be watched. puzzles me how these kind of people work in our court house.
Holly knows.
A self-centered jerk.
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