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"Suspended Sen. Leland Yee pleaded not guilty after his arraignment Tuesday in San Francisco federal court, where he faces multiple felony charges following his grand jury indictment.Watch report:\u00A0Leland Yee pleads not guilty in capitol corruption caseYee pleaded not guilty to six felony counts of wire fraud involving bribery and public corruption and a seventh charge of arms trafficking.Federal grand jury returns indictment against Sen. YeeIf convicted, Yee could face $1.75 million in fines and spend the rest of his life behind bars.The Riggs Report: Scandal in the SenateYee is keeping a low profile in San Francisco and his attorney, James Lassart, is not talking to reporters.But it's a different story for Raymond \"Shrimp Boy\" Chow. His attorney, Tony Serra, is firing back against the feds, calling them \"agent provocateurs.\"\"The government created the crime, the government financed the crime and the government ensnared my client by their affirmative acts tantamount to entrapment,\" Serra told reporters.Chow did not enter a plea, but the convicted felon is accused of money laundering in a scheme the FBI said includes a $6,800 bribe to Yee in return for a Senate proclamation honoring Chow's alleged criminal enterprise.\"We will put the government rightfully on trial,\" Serra said. \"We believe there's all kinds of malfeasance. We believe we will bring that all out in the ultimate jury trial.\"The entrapment defense is quickly becoming a storyline for the 29 defendants in this case.Garrick Lew represents Rinn Roeun, who's accused of murder for hire.\"But it sure seems like the government was out there beating the bushes, throwing a lot of money at anybody they could get to take money,\" Lew said. \"Basically creating the crime that people were arrest for.\"Yee did not answer questions from reporters as he left the federal courthouse in San Francisco.The suspended senator is still collecting his $95,000 government paycheck, as allowed by law.Yee will be back in court Friday for further proceedings.Chow is expected to enter his plea on April 15."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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