Election Law
Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Campaign Finance Violations
Posted Aug 27, 2008, 12:26 pm CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
Los Angeles trial lawyer Pierce O'Donnell has pleaded not guilty to charges that he violated campaign finance laws.
A trial date was set for Oct. 21, the National Law Journal reports.
The charges stem from allegations that O’Donnell reimbursed his staff and others for $26,000 in campaign contributions, reportedly made to a committee supporting John Edwards. O’Donnell is the lead lawyer in a case against the government that contends mistakes by the Army Corps of Engineers increased floodwaters during Hurricane Katrina.
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