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Bergrin was charged with "racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, wire fraud and wire fraud conspiracy, murder of a federal witness, and conspiracy to murder a federal witness, and, separately, witnesses in a state case, as well as Travel Act violations and conspiracy to commit Travel Act violations."
If convicted of murder or conspiracy, he potentially faces life in prison. Also charged were:
-- Thomas Moran, an attorney in Bergrin's office;
-- Vincent Estevez, currently facing drugs trafficking charges;
-- Yolanda Jauregui in connection with an alleged mortgage fraud scheme with Bergrin; and
-- Sundiata Koontz in the same alleged mortgage fraud.
The indictment alleges that in November 2003:
"Bergrin received the name of a confidential federal informant, who went by the name Kemo, from a client, William Baskerville, and passed along the name to Baskerville's drug trafficking associates." He was also arrested on federal drugs trafficking charges.
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