Warrant: Ex-DA Stashed Dismissals, Impersonated Cop
Posted on March 10th, 2010 by ABA Journal Top Stories
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation reports that a recently retired county district attorney kept a file of citations he had dismissed and referred to it to call in favors. The SBI began its probe of Person-Caswell County District Attorney Joel Brewer last fall, and released a warrant affidavit in that investigation the information from a warrant affidavit Tuesday, the Herald-Sun reported. Brewer announced his retirement last week, with eight months left in his term, the Danville News reported. According to the affidavit, an unnamed witness "familiar with the workings of the district attorney's office" told the SBI that…
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