Conviction tossed in $1 million Bay Area COVID fraud case over juror bias

Three years ago a federal jury threw the book at a man who allegedly carried out a $1 million COVID fraud scheme while running a rehab home for parolees under a state program.

He was sentenced to 17 years in prison.

Attila Colar’s conviction fell apart this week when the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found the judge in the case allowed a juror with a disqualifying bias to participate in the trial…

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