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Looks like Deputy District Attorney David Berger has stepped in it once again.
As reported by the Met News http://www.metnews.com/, on Tuesday November 15, 2011, in the courtroom of Georgina Torres Rizk , it was proffered by Defense Attorney Anthony Salerno that Berger—a one-time special assistant in the City Attorney's office, until he was shown the door for what some sources say was "questionable behavior"-, was ready to "breach the attorney-client privilege held by the city, in divulging information learned during Berger’s tenure with the office."
Berger, who collects a large County check for duties that remain unclear, seems hell bent on attacking his former colleagues with childish name-calling, fabricated accusations, and British, tabloid-like, smear campaigns. As one former colleague put it, "I wouldn't trust this guy as far as I could throw him." Another former colleague added, "He's a snake!"
He has already been proven to be less than accurate when he wrote on his silly blog that L.A. Mayoral candidate Kevin James had raised close to $500,000 for his Mayoral campaign in the first fund raising cycle. *James raised less than $90,000.
He also wrote on his blog that Chief Deputy District Attorney Jacquelyn Lacey's long-shot campaign, received the endorsement of County Supervisor Mark Ridley Thomas, and the L.A. County Federation of Labor. *It turned out neither party had endorsed Lacey.
This last episode burned L.A. Daily News veteran reporter Rick Orlov, who reported Berger's false missives verbatim, until Ridley-Thomas and the County Fed publicly denounced such nonsense, forcing Orlov to issue an embarrasing retraction.
In fact, Berger has regularly disseminated so many false stories, that local L.A. media has shunned him, and now routinely ignore his postings.
Berger, who ran for Los Angeles City Attorney in 2009, was clobbered by all other candidates in that race. It appears his blind rage has him reaching for a new low where he attempts to violate the confidences of his clients while siding with defendants and Defense attorneys. This strategy should pay-off well for Berger. Not!
Sources around the L.A. Prosecutorial community say they wouldn't be surprised if a State Bar complaint against Berger for breaching the attorney-client privilege is right around the corner.
