Zargarof’s license is currently suspended, according to State Bar records. In October, more than three years after the email about the fake ICE investigation, the State Bar Court recommended Zargarof be disbarred. They found that Zargarof, who was already working for Lui on another matter, knew the purported ICE email was fake. There was no urgent ICE investigation.

A salary of up to $121,388 and a hiring bonus of $27,000 apparently aren’t enough to fill a Superior Court court reporter position that has been vacant for almost a year. 

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