Top federal prosecutor in LA not legally serving, judge rules

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Bill Essayli, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, is unlawfully serving as the top prosecutor in Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright wrote in his order that the former Republican state assemblymember "is unlawfully serving as a 'de facto' United States...

A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that Bill Essayli, the First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California, is unlawfully serving as the top prosecutor in Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge J. Michael Seabright wrote in his order that the former Republican state assemblymember "is unlawfully serving as a 'de facto' United States...