Sep. 11, 2014
George S. Cardona
See more on George S. CardonaU.S. Attorney | Central District of California | Los Angeles | Specialty: criminal
Cardona is one of the most intelligent and even-keeled prosecutors in the Central District. He has served in every major position in the U.S. attorney's office including as chief of the criminal division and two stints as the interim U.S. attorney. He spent nearly a decade as the chief assistant U.S. attorney, essentially running the office as the Number 2 prosecutor in the district.
To give the S&P case the attention it deserved, Cardona stepped down from that position with the filing of the case last February. His advocacy during the initial stages of the case, which is being heard in front of U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter in Santa Ana, staved off defense efforts to dismiss the case. Cardona's unflappable nature, integrity and ability to lay out in simple terms the complexities of the securities products at issue in the case have been no small part of the government's success in keeping the case afloat.
While rumors of a settlement with S&P have been percolating since the company appointed a new general counsel, the case is still in the throes of discovery with a trial tentatively scheduled for late summer or early fall 2015.
Cardona declined to comment.
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