Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Ex-O.C. Official
Jury selection for the long-delayed trial of Orange County’s former assistant treasurer on charges related to the county’s bankruptcy began with a loud groan Wednesday, when the judge told prospective jurors the case could last until mid-May.
Still, nearly a third of the first 150 jurors called in the case of the People vs. Matthew R. Raabe indicated that the lengthy proceeding might not pose a problem for them, and they filled out a short questionnaire. The others were excused.
The 40-year-old accountant faces five felony counts of fraud and misappropriation of funds--the same charges to which his boss, former Treasurer-Tax Collector Robert L. Citron, pleaded guilty.
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