by Amita Sharma | KPBS
edited by Lorie Hearn | inewsource
As District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis campaigns for a fourth term, a prosecutor in her office and some former elected officials in the South Bay are raising questions about whether she blurred the boundary between politics and law enforcement in a high-profile case six years ago.
At issue is the prosecution of former Chula Vista City Councilman Steve Castaneda, who was accused in 2008 of lying to a grand jury. A jury acquitted him on most charges and hung on others.
At the time, the case perplexed people in media and legal circles who suspected political motives.
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