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When a Prosecutor Makes Comments Online About a Case.
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Mar 20, 2012 07:26pm |
| Category | Blog Entry |
| News Date | Mar 20, 2012 07:25pm |
| Description | Law Blog tip for prosecutors: Don’t bash the owner of a company your office is investigating in online comments in your local newspaper — even if you use a lame pseudonym.
Sal Perricone, a veteran prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office in New Orleans, was using the handle “Henry L. Mencken1951″ — yes, we love Mencken, but not as cover for someone else — to post nasty comments about one Fred Heebe, the co-owner of a landfill under federal investigation.
Heebe has not been accused of wrongdoing, but an executive at his River Birch landfill is charged with plotting to defraud a construction management company, according to the AP. |
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