Steve Derby was one of Perry Russo's closest friends, and when he got into trouble, he knew that Russo could help. Here is an excerpt from an interview with Perry Russo and Clay Shaw's attorneys from March 26, 1971.
Ok, so this was one small favor.
But wait, there's more. This is from an interview on January 29, 1971:
Ok, so it's just a little cheating.
But wait, there's more. From the March 26, 1971 interview:
A month later on April 16, 1971 Russo was interviewed again:
You know, it's good to be the District Attorney.