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Former State Senator Ron Calderon, a Democrat from Montebello, was indicted in February 2014 on 24 felony charges including bribery, money laundering and tax fraud. They include accepting $88,000 in bribes in exchange for official actions involving bills affecting the film industry and workers’ compensation benefits. He has pleaded not guilty and his trial is now set for August 11. These charges carry a maximum sentence of 400 years in prison.

Capitol sources confirmed the Los Angeles Times report that federal prosecutors have served subpoenas on about 10 staff members in the California Legislature who may be called as witnesses in the trial, It does not appear that any of the subpoenas issued so far are for senators, although Assemblyman Adam Gray’s office confirmed he has been subpoenaed based on his work as a former aide to Calderon. Gray was Sen. Calderon’s legislative director from 2008 to 2011, advising him on bills coming up for votes.

Some elected officials are expected to be called as witnesses, according to Assistant U.S. Atty. Mack E. Jenkins. “We are subpoenaing public officials for the Aug. 11 trial date,” Jenkins said. “They are potentially witnesses. It doesn’t necessarily mean they will testify, but it means they may potentially testify, so we want to make sure they are available during the trial.” Jenkins would not say how many subpoenas have been issued, but Capitol sources who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to comment on the case said about 10 had been delivered.

Another former Calderon staffer who has been contacted in the past by federal prosecutors is Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced). A spokesman for Gray said Friday that Gray has been subpoenaed as a former staffer.

Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de León’s office refused to clarify whether the Los Angeles Democrat had been subpoenaed, but in a statement, spokeswoman Claire Conlon said, “Senator de León has been asked to assist the prosecution as a witness in the Calderon trial and, as has been the case from the very beginning of this process, he will readily and fully participate. Since the senator’s been cooperating in this matter for nearly two years, he expected to be called and he’s prepared to serve as needed.” De León’s name is mentioned 56 times in the affidavit laying out the federal government’s allegations that Calderon accepted $88,000 in bribes from an undercover agent and a hospital executive. According to the affidavit, Calderon sought de León’s support for legislation to maintain workers’ compensation rules that aided hospital executive Michael D. Drobot, as well as a bill to give tax credits to low-budget independent films. An undercover federal agent posing as a movie producer gave a $5,000 campaign contribution to de León, which the senator later returned.

The former senator has denied any wrongdoing. A year after his indictment on federal corruption charges, Calderon awaits his day in court, working as an acquisitions manager at Red Hill Real Estate Solutions at 652 Mesa Dr., in Corona. The company specializes in buying distressed properties.  “He is doing very well,” said his attorney, Mark Geragos. “He’s working and he’s got enormous support from his friends and family.” The attorney said Calderon is helping with the 330,000 pages of discovery documents provided by the U.S. attorney’s office, including tapes and transcripts for 2,200 recorded telephone calls and meetings.

Geragos called the case “the definition of entrapment,” saying, “Most of these so-called offenses were completely manufactured by the government at the cost of millions of dollars to the taxpayer.” Assistant U.S. Atty. Mack E. Jenkins said his side is ready with a counter-argument. “The legal standard for entrapment is that there must be no predisposition toward bribery” by the defendant, Jenkins said. “We believe we can meet the legal standard that there was predisposition.”

Geragos, who has represented pop star Michael Jackson, actress Wynona Ryder and singer Chris Brown, has also represented other political figures, including former Rep. Gary Condit, former Los Angeles City Councilman Nate Holden and Whitewater figure Susan McDougal, a former business partner of then-President Clinton. Geragos said Calderon would not be the only state lawmaker called to testify at the trial, which is set for Aug. 11. “I think it’s without question that there will be lawmakers called as witnesses, and not necessarily just by the defense.”