Attempt three was not much different; partly because the defendant had failed to make enough effort to engage a local law firm (Ive never been in this situation, its quite confusing, she tells the judge); but partly due to a nationwide dearth of legal aid lawyers able to address these cases. Reporters Notebook: California border remains top fentanyl trafficking gateway into U.S. Judge sentences boat pilot to 18 years in prison for three smuggling deaths, San Diego County will pay almost $8 million to man gravely injured in sheriffs custody, San Diego Roman Catholic diocese facing yet another lawsuit now from its own insurance company, Settlement talks prompt judge to delay finalizing ruling that halted Rancho Peasquitos housing development, San Diego lawyer sentenced to prison for stealing $500K worth of life insurance premium payments, San Diego paying out total of $500K to family of man killed by police car, woman hurt on damaged sidewalk, RFK killer Sirhan Sirhan denied parole by California board, Two women suffer major injuries after head-on collision in Lake Murray-area, Man suffers major injuries after car hits ice patch on road, overturns in Ramona, Fire damages Rancho Bernardo townhouses; dog killed, families displaced, San Diego airport gets $20M federal infrastructure grant to help Terminal 1 remodel, Man approached from behind, stabbed in downtown San Diego, Scores of tiny, cute and perfect seadragons hatch at Birch Aquarium. } Abbott pleaded guilty last year in federal court to a wire fraud charge. _W.themePlugins = []; _W.recaptchaUrl = "https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js";