An AP article reports that the U.S. Attorney's Office has informed former California Senate leader Don Perata that it will not be filing corruption charges against him.
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday declined to file corruption charges against a former California lawmaker, clearing the way for his campaign for Oakland mayor next year.
The U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento announced its decision 2 1/2 months after federal prosecutors in San Francisco reached the same conclusion.
The announcement ends an investigation into former state Senate leader Don Perata that stretches back to 2004 and extended to his family and circle of political associates.
"It's good news for us that justice has been done," said Perata's attorney, George L. O'Connell. "To me, that is a plain indication that they have reached the same conclusion that we have been urging for five years, that Senator Perata did nothing wrong and this is not a case that should be prosecuted."