Mary French (Attorney)
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Mary French is a senior federal public defender
in the Eastern District of California
. She has been referred to as a "high-powered attorney" by the media.
Her clients and cases include Kenneth Fetterman
, one of the first prosecutions for online auction fraud, which ironically set the record for the most expensive painting to be "sold" online to date.
In 2003 she negotiated the surrender of "Homeless Hacker" Adrian Lamo
to federal authorities, ending Lamo's week-long evasion of federal authorities.
She picked up Lamo's case again in 2006, once more in the Eastern District of California, where she litigated for an exemption CODIS requirements in Lamo's case. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice settled the case, sparing Lamo from conditions of the 2004 Justice for All Act.
Public defender
The term public defender is primarily used to refer to a criminal defense lawyer appointed to represent people charged with a crime but who cannot afford to hire an attorney in the United States and Brazil. The term is also applied to some ombudsman offices, for example in Jamaica, and is one way...
in the Eastern District of California
United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California is composed of six divisions.The Bakersfield division has jurisdiction over certain cases in Inyo and Kern counties and on federal lands and National Parks...
. She has been referred to as a "high-powered attorney" by the media.
Her clients and cases include Kenneth Fetterman
Kenneth Fetterman
Kenneth Fetterman is a famous art scam artist who occasionally partnered with Kenneth Walton to sell very expensive counterfeit art on rigged auctions on eBay....
, one of the first prosecutions for online auction fraud, which ironically set the record for the most expensive painting to be "sold" online to date.
In 2003 she negotiated the surrender of "Homeless Hacker" Adrian Lamo
Adrian Lamo
Adrian Lamo is a threat analyst and "grey hat" hacker. He first gained media attention for breaking into several high-profile computer networks, including those of The New York Times, Yahoo!, and Microsoft, culminating in his 2003 arrest...
to federal authorities, ending Lamo's week-long evasion of federal authorities.
She picked up Lamo's case again in 2006, once more in the Eastern District of California, where she litigated for an exemption CODIS requirements in Lamo's case. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Justice settled the case, sparing Lamo from conditions of the 2004 Justice for All Act.
Notable Clients
- Adrian LamoAdrian LamoAdrian Lamo is a threat analyst and "grey hat" hacker. He first gained media attention for breaking into several high-profile computer networks, including those of The New York Times, Yahoo!, and Microsoft, culminating in his 2003 arrest...
- Kenneth Fetterman
- Tyler Williams
- Tony Savilora