Zucchet acquitted of conspiracy UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM 2:36 p.m. November 10, 2005 SAN DIEGO – Former City Councilman Michael Zucchet was acquitted Thursday by a federal judge of conspiracy after a day and a half of legal arguments in the City Hall corruption trial, KGTV-Channel 10 reported. Zucchet and fellow former Councilman Ralph Inzunza were convicted July 18 of extortion, wire fraud conspiracy and wire fraud charges in a scheme to trade campaign contributions to try to repeal the law banning touching between dancers and patrons at strip clubs. Lance Malone, a Las Vegas lobbyist, was convicted of multiple...
