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Frank Carson, Pontillo's defense attorney, argued his client was acting within the law, offering clients behind on bail bond payments opportunities to pay what they owed and avoid returning to jail. He told the jury that the trial was the result of a vindictive prosecution by local law enforcement executives intent on ruining Pontillo. read more

The jury of seven women and five men began its deliberations Tuesday morning. The jurors returned to the courthouse Wednesday and continued deliberating until about 2 p.m., when it informed the court it had reached a verdict. more

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