SAN FRANCISCO - APRIL 23: California attorney general Jerry Brown (C) looks over a copy of a lawsuit before speaking at a press conference April 23, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Brown filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against three affiliates of San Francisco based Wells Fargo Bank for defrauding California investors who purchased auction rate securities thinking the investement would be as safe and liquid as cash. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

SAN FRANCISCO - APRIL 23: California attorney general Jerry Brown (C) looks over a copy of a lawsuit before speaking at a press conference April 23, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Brown filed a $1.5 billion lawsuit against three affiliates of San Francisco based Wells Fargo Bank for defrauding California investors who purchased auction rate securities thinking the investement would be as safe and liquid as cash.

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  1. LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 25: California State Attorney General Jerry Brown speaks during National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims on September 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The rally to honor murdered loved ones and fallen law enforcement officers was organized by Justice for Murdered Children (JFMC) founder LaWanda Hawkins, whose child was murdered in 1996, and Southern California Crime Victims' organizations.
  2. LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: California Attorney General Jerry Brown holds a press conference to announce a Web-based prescription drug database to track all all controlled substances prescribed in California on September 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The new system will help doctors find prescription drug abusers.
  3. LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: California Attorney General Jerry Brown holds a press conference to announce a Web-based prescription drug database to track all all controlled substances prescribed in California on September 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The new system will help doctors find prescription drug abusers.
  4. LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: California Attorney General Jerry Brown holds a press conference to announce a Web-based prescription drug database to track all all controlled substances prescribed in California on September 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The new system will help doctors find prescription drug abusers.
  5. LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: California Attorney General Jerry Brown holds a press conference to announce a Web-based prescription drug database to track all all controlled substances prescribed in California on September 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The new system will help doctors find prescription drug abusers.
  6. Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner, right, who is running for governor of California, and Attorney General Jerry Brown, left, who is also running for governor, talk backstage between panels at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009.
  7. California Attorney General Jerry Brown speaks outside the California Supreme Court in San Francisco, California in this March 5, 2009 file photo. Brown, a Democrat who served as governor of California from the mid-1970s to early the 1980s, took a major step toward running for governor on September 29, 2009 by filing paperwork that will allow him to raise campaign funds more aggressively.
  8. California Attorney General Jerry Brown, who is also running for Governor, speaks during a panel at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009.
  9. California Attorney General Jerry Brown, who is also running for Governor, smiles during panel discussion at Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009.
  10. California Attorney General Jerry Brown speaks to media at the Bryant Temple AME Church Friday Nov. 20, 2009 to announce his office beginning an investigation into a nationwide scam that has defrauded more than 30 Southern California-based African churches.
  11. California Attorney General Jerry Brown speaks at the Bryant Temple AME Church Friday Nov. 20, 2009 to announce his office is beginning an investigation into a nationwide scam that has defrauded more than 30 Southern California-based African churches. At right is senior Rev Clyde Oden Jr.
  12. California Attorney General Jerry Brown speaks at the Bryant Temple AME Church Friday Nov. 20, 2009 to announce his office is begining an investigation into a nationwide scam that has defrauded more than 30 Southern California-based African churches. At right is senior Pastor Rev, Dr. Clyde Oden Jr.
  13. California Attorney Jerry Brown announces a lawsuit against State Street Bank and Trust on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. The suit alleges Boston-based State Street overcharged the California Public Employees Retirement System and the California State Teachers' Retirement System with fees and penalties for handling foreign currency trades.
  14. California Attorney Jerry Brown announces a lawsuit against State Street Bank and Trust on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. The suit alleges Boston-based State Street overcharged the California Public Employees Retirement System and the California State Teachers' Retirement System with fees and penalties for handling foreign currency trades.

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