Judge allows more time for 'complex' charter school fraud case
A U.S. district judge has ruled that a fraud case against charter school mogul Dorothy June Brown and four codefendants is so complex that he will allow more time to begin the criminal trial.
In a decision signed Thursday, R. Barclay Surrick said that because of the multiple charges, number of defendants, and volume of evidence, additional time was needed so attorneys could prepare.
No trial date has been set.
The U.S. Attorney's Office had asked Surrick to designate the case as "complex" to allow more time. None of the defense attorneys opposed the government's motion.
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