| Number | 24846 |
| Subject | Courts |
| Source | OC Weekly (Orange County, CA) |
| State | NY |
| Year | 2010 |
| Publication Date | 03/11/2010 |
| Summary | In Orange County, incarcerated defendants representing themselves in court had no choice but to hire one well-connected private investigator who mostly just pressured them to take deals offered by prosecutors. In at least one case, the investigator blackmailed an inmate to accept a plea deal. |
| Category | Contest Entry |
| Pages | 7 |
| Keywords | courts; private investigator; blackmail; plea bargain; law enforcement |
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