A SACRAMENTO FEDERAL JUDGE HAS DENIED A PROSECUTOR’S MOTION IN THE CASE OF TOMATO KING SCOTT SALYER. THE FEDERAL JUDGE RULED THAT TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN SALYER AND HIS ATTORNEYS ARE PRIVLEGED COMMUNICATIONS AND CANNOT BE ACCESSED BY PROSECUTORS. A MOTION HAD BEEN MADE THAT MEMBERS OF THE PROSECUTION TEAM SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO LISTEN TO AND USE PHONE CALLS SALYER MADE TO HIS ATTORNEYS. SCOTT SALYER FACES CHARGES OF RACKETEERING, BRIBERY, AND OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SEND HIM TO JAIL FOR LIFE.
