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Friday, February 05, 2010
Ind. Courts - Mayor (East Chicago) hires former mayor (Gary) for defense
Andy Grimm reports today in the Gary Post Tribune:
Former Gary mayor Scott L. King, who once worked as a federal prosecutor, will join Fredrick Work at the defense table for George Pabey.It's the second time in little over a year King has counseled a mayor facing criminal charges. He also defended Dozier Allen, who served as Gary mayor for two months after King resigned the post 2006, against public corruption charges last year.
King is one of the region's top criminal defense attorneys, and he also can sympathize with his client. Federal agents for years besieged Gary City Hall while investigating King's one-time campaign manager, Jewell Harris.
King was scornful of the apparently wide-ranging scope of the federal investigation, which included the indictment and subsequent dismissal of charges against his deputy mayor and several other top administration officials.
King split with Harris shortly after the first subpoenas arrived in Gary. Trucking company owner Harris eventually was charged and convicted for double-billing the city for hauling work done for the downtown Gary baseball stadium.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 5, 2010 09:42 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts