</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">Originally posted by ldivinag:
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but the the politician forced the DA to charge the guy. even though he was found not guilty, lawyer fees came to around $18 grand...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Tahoma, Arial, Helv, Helvetica, Sans">I'd say thats worth the fees, I would also think that if the guy can find some evidence that the DA wouldn't have charged him without the local politician getting in the way he might be able to get damages from the polititian.