Jury Deadlocks in Kickback Trial
The federal court trial of a Huntington Beach woman charged with paying kickbacks in exchange for patient referrals ended late Thursday in a hung jury.
Catherine F. Brouwers, 28, a marketing representative for a Los Angeles diagnostic testing company, took the stand in her own defense and denied all of the government’s charges against her.
The jurors deliberated less than two days before telling U.S. District Judge Robert M. Takasugi that they were hopelessly deadlocked.
Assistant U.S. Atty. Brian J. Hennigan said Friday that the case will be tried again next month.
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