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Jun. 26, 2002
Lawyer Must Stand Trial for Extortion
LOS ANGELES - A Monterey Park attorney faces trial on charges he tried to extort money from a San Gabriel businessman. At the conclusion Monday of a preliminary hearing, Judge Carlos A. Uranga ordered attorney Chunping Shen, 44, to stand trial on one count of attempted extortion. However, Uranga did not find enough evidence to order Shen's co-defendant, Lian Wang, 45, to stand trial. People v. Shen, GA046875 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed Aug. 28, 2001).
LOS ANGELES - A Monterey Park attorney faces trial on charges he tried to extort money from a San Gabriel businessman.
At the conclusion Monday of a preliminary hearing, Judge Carlos A. Uranga ordered attorney Chunping Shen, 44, to stand trial on one count of attempted extortion. However, Uranga did not find enough evidence to order Shen's co-defendant, Lian Wang, 45, to stand trial. People v. Shen, GA046875 (L.A. Super. Ct., filed Aug. 28, 2001).
Prosecutors charged Shen and Wang in August with two counts each of attempted extortion for allegedly threatening to accuse businessman Da Wei Wang of sexually assaulting Lian Wang if he did not pay $250,000. Lian Wang and Da Wei Wang are not related.
The district attorney's office dropped one of those charges before the preliminary hearing, which took place last week.
Uranga scheduled Shen's arraignment for July 9 in the Alhambra branch court. Meanwhile, Shen remains free on his own recognizance.
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Anne La Jeunesse
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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