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The Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday accused a Los Angeles federal prosecutor who specialized in organized crime cases of manipulating the stock prices of a small company he controls. Andrew S. Pitt, currently on paid administrative leave from the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles, is the first Justice Department official ever charged by the SEC, according to officials there.

The Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday accused a Los Angeles federal prosecutor who specialized in organized crime cases of manipulating the stock prices of a small company he controls. Andrew S. Pitt, currently on paid administrative leave from the U.S. attorney's office in Los Angeles, is the first Justice Department official ever charged by the SEC, according to officials there.

A former Los Angeles federal prosecutor who specialized in organized crime cases was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for illicit business deals that brought him $166,000 and jewelry. Andrew S. Pitt, 39, of Agua Dulce, who had pleaded guilty in June to three felony counts, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Ronald Lew. Lew rejected a request from Pitt's attorney, Charles Wehner, for probation.

A former federal prosecutor pleaded guilty Wednesday to three felony charges stemming from illegal business transactions he conducted while he was an assistant U.S. attorney handling organized crime cases in Los Angeles. Andrew S. Pitt pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of wire fraud and one count of engaging in a conflict of interest. Justice Department lawyers alleged Pitt received money from individuals who were subjects of federal investigations. U.S. Atty. Nora M.