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The magazine's most notorious period was from 1954-1958, when the publication was sued for [[criminal libel]] by the Los Angeles District Attorney and the then-California Attorney General [[Pat Brown]], who then ran for and became [[Governor]] of [[California]]. The trial was ultimately a mistrial, and featured testimony against Publisher Harrison by former Editor Rushmore. There were allegations that jurors were being bribed.<ref>"Map New Confidential Case Action, Mistrial is Declared", Valley News, Oct 3, 1957, Page 52 | https://www.newspapers.com/image/30324078/</ref>
The magazine's most notorious period was from 1954-1958, when the publication was sued for [[criminal libel]] by the Los Angeles District Attorney and the then-California Attorney General [[Pat Brown]], who then ran for and became [[Governor]] of [[California]]. The trial was ultimately a mistrial, and featured testimony against Publisher Harrison by former Editor Rushmore. There were allegations that jurors were being bribed.<ref>"Map New Confidential Case Action, Mistrial is Declared", Valley News, Oct 3, 1957, Page 52 | https://www.newspapers.com/image/30324078/</ref>
Mike Wallace interviewed Confidential's Private Investigator Fred Otash in 1957.<ref>"
Interview with Fred Otash", August 25, 1957, | https://hrc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15878coll90/id/25/rec/28</ref>
In the late 60's through the 1970's, the magazine's editor was Tracy Cabot (d.2020), who later became an author and worked for the [[National Enquirer]].<ref>https://obits.staradvertiser.com/2020/09/04/tracy-cabot-whitfield-04092020/</ref>
In the late 60's through the 1970's, the magazine's editor was Tracy Cabot (d.2020), who later became an author and worked for the [[National Enquirer]].<ref>https://obits.staradvertiser.com/2020/09/04/tracy-cabot-whitfield-04092020/</ref>