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All Bribery Charges Against Gregory Opinski Dismissed


MERCED, Calif., April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gregory Opinski received probation and will spend no time in jail as part of a plea agreement in which Mr. Opinski admitted to a violation of the Government Code in exchange for the dismissal of all bribery charges.

The plea agreement was entered into on March 4, 2019 and on that date, Mr. Opinski was sentenced to probation. On April 23, 2019, Judge Nichols finalized the terms of probation, under which Mr. Opinski will serve no time in jail, but instead will spend 180 days on an electronic monitor.

The investigation conducted by the Merced County District Attorney's Office began on October 5, 2015, just five days after Mr. Opinski went to the FBI in Fresno as a whistleblower regarding government fraud and the misuse of taxpayer dollars that involved illegal lease-leaseback contracts for the building of schools. Upon request, the FBI provided to Mr. Opinski's counsel, Jeff Hammerschmidt, the redacted report. Click here to access FBI report.

Redacted FBI Report

"The facts strongly suggest that Mr. Opinski was working to gather information to provide to the FBI as evidence of fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars, and in doing so he violated Government Code section 1090. This violation, unlike the dismissed bribery charges, requires no illegal or fraudulent intent," said his attorney, Jeff Hammerschmidt.

SOURCE Hammerschmidt Law Corporation


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