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Local Attorney Sentenced to Prison

Warren Camp to spend 4 months in prison and pay fine

Palm Desert attorney Warren David Camp, 47,  has been sentenced to four months in prison and fined $10,000 for making false statements to obtain a U.S. Passport.   The sentence was handed down Monday in U.S. District Court.

Camp, a Canadian Citizen, pled guilty on April 23rd to making false statements on the passport application.  He used a fake California ID and the Social Security number of another lawyer on the August 2009 application, according to a g.  

Camp originally faced charges of identity theft, swearing a false oath and falsifying a federal document. Under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office, all but the one count was dropped.

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The State Bar indicates Camp has been practicing family law since 1991.
No prior disciplinary action was mentioned in his online profile. His office
telephone has been disconnected

Camp, 47, will have to turn himself in by August 30th to begin his sentence. He reamins free on $50,000 bond.

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He faced 15 years in prison on the original indictment.

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