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  • ALAMEDA COUNTY: Man charged in Perata carjack, and shooting of boy playing piano

    08/12/2008 7:51:30 AM PDT · by SmithL · 13 replies · 67+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 8/12/8 | Henry K. Lee
    2 others also indicted in theft of senator's red Dodge Charger - An Alameda County grand jury has indicted an Oakland man on charges that he carjacked state Senate President Pro Tem Don Perata and, 12 days later, fired the shots that paralyzed a 10-year-old boy practicing the piano, authorities said Monday. In addition to Jared Adams, 25, two other defendants were indicted in connection with the Perata case, court records show. The indictment, handed down late last month, allows prosecutors to take the case directly to trial. On Dec. 29, carjackers stole Perata's state-issued red 2006 Dodge Charger as...
  • CA: FBI taking hard look at Perata ties to card rooms (PeRATaGate)

    04/14/2005 8:43:09 AM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 4 replies · 261+ views
    SFgate.com ^ | 4/14/05 | Christian Berthelsen
    Sacramento -- The FBI has expanded its investigation of state Senate leader Don Perata in recent weeks, interviewing current and former members of his staff as well as lawyers and lobbyists for Bay Area card clubs that hired Perata's business partner at the senator's suggestion, five people with knowledge of the inquiry said. Federal agents are investigating Perata's financial relationship with the partner, Timothy G. Staples, and whether the Oakland lawmaker received any of the card-club money that went to Staples, according to people familiar with the probe who agreed to speak on the condition they not be identified. The...