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Diplomat and 12 others indicted in grand theft conspiracy
A Mexican diplomat assigned to the Los Angeles consulate and twelve others were indicted on 14 counts of conspiracy to commit grand theft. The case follows a year long probe into ambulance chasing and illegal legal practices led by George Hatcher and attorneys Gean Cannon and Gina Urbane. Warranted arrests were issued by Superior Court Judge Raymond Choate after testimony from about 45 witnesses. The group is said to have targeted a widow, Mrs. Armulfo Lopez, in an insurance scam linked to a fatal Bakersfield traffic accident in April 1973. The indictment also includes charges of soliciting clients and practicing law without a license, with several named defendants from Los Angeles, Monterey Park, Long Beach, and Whiter.
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United Press International
Los Angeles
Hursday
Ting
L.A
Damen Ricardo Silva
George Hatcher
Gean Cannon
Gina Urbane
Raymond Choate
Dep. Dist. Atty
Robert Jorgensen
Jorgensen
U.S. State Department
Silva
Hatcher
Dorgersen
Armulfo
Harry: Roberts
Alvaro
Tamayo
Monterey
Parks
Frances Villegas
Whiter