OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — Just one day before a high-profile bribery and corruption trial involving a former Oakland mayor, one defendant asked the court to order the government to produce its star witness’s tax records Thursday.
David Duong, a well-connected businessman in Oakland, requested the government produce Mario Juarez’s tax returns, in order to poke holes in Juarez’s credibility as a reliable witness. Juarez was previously business partners with Duong and his son, Andy Duong, a co-defendant.
But Chief U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonazalez Rogers was quick to deny the documents as evidence at a motion hearing Thursday, but did not expound on her reasons, saying her ruling would be out shortly…