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"A federal judge has blocked a move by prosecutors to have defense attorney Scott Adams taken off a high-profile illegal gambling case because his father is a witness for the government.Scott Adams is representing Teddy Mitchell, who is accused of running an illegal gambling ring. Prosecutors said Scott Adams' father, Richard, took part in those high-stakes games and will testify that Mitchell is a bookie and not a professional gambler as he claims.The government said the relationship between Scott and Richard Adams poses a conflict of interest and might taint the jury's perception of Mitchell.However, Mitchell told federal judge David Russell that he wants Scott Adams to remain on the case anyway.In doing so, he waives the right to use the conflict of interest as the basis for an appeal if he is convicted.The judge ruled in the defense's favor.After the hearing, Scott Adams said his father being a witness in the case should make no difference in Mitchell's upcoming trial.\"What difference does that make in regard to whether or not Teddy Mitchell committed the crimes they have accused him of? It has no bearing on that whatsoever,\" he said.Crime footer"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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