Former health executive Lopez says US engaged in 'prosecutorial misconduct'
( September 17, 2026, 20:48 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US government "orchestrated five instances of prosecutorial misconduct" to obtain Eduardo Lopez's conviction for wage-fixing and fraud, Lopez wrote in a reply brief to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Lopez argued that that government withheld and misrepresented "the true and full leniency terms affecting the government's star witness;" prompted an FBI agent to offer improper expert-opinion testimony; reemphasized the excluded testimony after the court struck it; gratuitously repeated "seven times Lopez’s postconspiracy comparison of nurses to 'hookers,'" then sent the recording back to the jury to be replayed freely; used "Lopez’s privilege log to have the jury infer the substance of his privileged attorney-client communications;" and ended "its rebuttal with an improper 'do your job' jury fiat." Lopez urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse his conviction, "vacate his unlawful sentences and penalties, and remand for further proceedings." See reply brief. ...
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