A prominent personal injury attorney in Orange County, Calif., has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempting to extort a Saudi sheik by falsely accusing his son of sexually assaulting and torturing his client.
Joseph Cavallo, a solo practitioner in Irvine, Calif., entered his plea on Tuesday. He faces charges of extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice. His attorney, John Barnett of Barnett & Barnett in Orange, Calif., did not return a call for comment.
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