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Galena, Kansas (AP)
A Joplin, Mo., man charged with tax fraud can pay the legal fees of his co-defendants and those co-defendants can share defense attorneys, a federal judge has determined.
U.S. District Judge Monti Belot earlier this month denied a motion by federal prosecutors seeking a court hearing on whether allowing defense attorneys to represent multiple clients in the case created a conflict of interest.
A Joplin, Mo., man charged with tax fraud can pay the legal fees of his co-defendants and those co-defendants can share defense attorneys, a federal judge has determined.
U.S. District Judge Monti Belot earlier this month denied a motion by federal prosecutors seeking a court hearing on whether allowing defense attorneys to represent multiple clients in the case created a conflict of interest.
