Wiretap Evidence Admitted in Jefferson Courthouse Corruption Case

The Times-Picayune reports that United States District Judge Ginger Berrigan refused to strike months of secret wiretap recordings that prosecutors are using against former state Judge Ronald Bodenheimer and others. "There are only two options left for Mr. Bodenheimer: Prepare for trial, or renew negotiations for a plea agreement with the government," said criminal defense attorney Vinny Mosca. "The ruling is likely to have a strong impact beyond Bodenheimer's drug case, experts said, safeguarding the government use of the wiretaps in other elements of the 3½-year-old federal investigation into corruption at the Gretna courthouse."

Posted by AJR at March 27, 2003 10:23 AM