Top FBI official in L.A. formally recuses himself from investigation into Tom Girardi and his law firm
FBI official James Kallstrom, left, joined his attorney James R. Holzmann as attorneys and FBI agents took their seats during the initial stages of the Tom Girardi trial on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Santa Ana. (Photo by Richard Graf, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The FBI’s Office of Professional Responsibility in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, formally recused itself from the ongoing Tom Girardi (left) and his law firm’s criminal case. (Photo by Richard Graf, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa Leedy, left, left her second chair during the initial stages of the Tom Girardi (center) trial on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Santa Ana. (Photo by Richard Graf, Orange County Register/SCNG)
In this Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, photo, James Kallstrom, left, joined his attorney James R. Holzmann as attorneys and FBI agents took their seats during the initial stages of the Tom Girardi (center) trial. (Photo by Richard Graf, Orange County Register/SCNG)
James Kallstrom, Assistant U.S. Attorney, left, and his attorney James R. Holzmann sit at the witness stand during the initial stages of the Tom Girardi (center) trial on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Santa Ana. (Photo by Richard Graf, Orange County Register/SCNG)
James Kallstrom, Assistant U.S. Attorney, left, left his second chair during the initial stages of the Tom Girardi (center) trial on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Santa Ana. (Photo by Richard Graf, Orange County Register/SCNG)
FILE – This Feb. 24, 2014 file photo shows the front page of the Daily Press newspaper with an article announcing the opening of the Federal Public Inspection of the Tom Girardi murder trial in Santa Ana. A federal judge appointed a mediator on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, to help push the two sides to an agreement in the case of the California financier accused of killing his ex-wife and his mother with a samurai sword.