Former 12th Judicial District Attorney Robert Willett filed a $5 million federal lawsuit Tuesday against his successor and the district attorney's office after he was wrongly prosecuted for embezzlement.
Former 12th Judicial District Attorney Robert Willett filed a $5 million federal lawsuit Tuesday against his successor, Alonzo Payne, and the San Luis Valley district attorney's office after he was wrongly prosecuted for embezzlement.
The former 12th Judicial District Attorney, who was disbarred for violating victims' rights all across the San Luis Valley last year, now faces a new legal battle. A political rival who ran against Alonzo Payne in 2020 is suing him and the 12th Judicial District Attorney's office, claiming he was the victim of a "malicious prosecution."
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