Leland Yee Case: ‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow’s Lawyer Lashes Out at Feds’ Probe
But while Chow remains jailed on a scroll of federal criminal charges, his newly-minted legal team, led by famed San Francisco lawyer Tony Serra, is lashing out with a vengeance against the government’s case, calling it a compilation of crimes “fabricated” by the FBI with taxpayer money.
Thus far, Yee’s lawyer has remained silent on the government’s case against the suspended legislator. But at least from Chow’s corner, it’s game-on with federal prosecutors.
“There’s definitely two sides to the story,” Serra told reporters Thursday in his North Beach law office, surrounded by Chow backers wearing bright red “Free Shrimp Boy” T-shirts. “Only when the case randomly pointed toward Yee, they had the celebrity defendant they wanted all the time. If Yee hadn’t been involved, maybe my client would never have been charged.”
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