From: Courthouse New Service
By MARIA DINZEO
SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – The political corruption case against suspended California state Sen. Leland Yee could go to trial early next year, after a federal judge decided to break the government’s enormous case against 29 defendants into parts.
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Chow, the leader of the Chinese-American fraternal organization whose headquarters were raided by the FBI in March, was indicted in April on charges of racketeering, money laundering and conspiracy to traffic in contraband cigarettes.
