Feds Seek to Amend Solakyan Filings to Remove References to Prosecutor

Federal prosecutors in Southern California are asking for permission to amend filings in a case accusing Sam Solakyan of orchestrating a $284 million fraud scheme, to take out references to a prosecutor who was removed because he represented Solakyan while the government’s investigation was underway. Solakyan’s defense on Friday filed an opposition, saying the government is downplaying the severity of the mistake by referring to it simply as a scrivener’s error, a typographical mistake made while copying or transmitting legal documents. They’re requesting...