“The defendants’ core allegations of misconduct are premised on a straw man: that this case is only about bribery. It is not.'
, and on Wednesday, the prosecuting attorney replied with a lengthy response.
According to the motion, and a subsequent memo supporting the dismissal motion, Loughlin's lawyers alleged that prosecutors acted inappropriately in regards to one of their main witnesses -- bribery scam ring-leader Rick Singer -- and that they tried to conceal exculpatory evidence. In the court documents obtained by ET on Wednesday, the government claims there is no basis for the dismissal request.
“The defendants’ core allegations of misconduct are premised on a straw man: that this case is only about bribery. It is not," the response reads.
The response goes on to note,"Just because neither [scam ring leader Rick] Singer nor the defendants actually used the word 'bribe' to describe the purported donations doesn’t mean that they were legitimate."
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