Prosecutors Accused of Erasing Audiotape
Federal prosecutors in a political corruption trial were accused Thursday of erasing an audiotape that purportedly would prove that a former aide to a Los Angeles legislator rejected a bribe from an undercover FBI agent during a 1986 meeting at the state Capitol.
“Something happened to the tape without explanation,” said George Walker, a lawyer defending Tyrone Netters against extortion charges stemming from an intricate FBI sting investigation into corruption in the state Capitol.
Netters, a former aide to Assemblywoman Gwen Moore (D-Los Angeles), and lobbyist Darryl Freeman are accused of demanding money from undercover FBI agents in exchange for getting bills passed.
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