Old-school, longtime local attorney Francisco “Frank” J. Enriquez, 66, was taken into federal custody last week and charged with possession of child pornography. If you talk to some local attorneys, the news was a shocker. Enriquez, they said, always seemed to be the pinnacle of respectability, civility, and decent standards. A real straight-shooter, they said. For Enriquez to be guilty of such a heinous criminal offense, they said, the exploitation of children for sexual gratification, was hard to comprehend.
According to the federal criminal complaint filed Oct. 30, 2019, Homeland Security first caught up with Enriquez this past April while one ...