CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : SAN DIEGO : Deal for Silberman Associate

Malibu investment banker Jack Norman Myers, accused of being a courier in a money-laundering scheme allegedly directed by San Diego businessman Richard T. Silberman, pleaded guilty in federal court to one criminal count in the complex case. Under a plea bargain struck as jury selection in Silberman’s trial neared completion, Myers agreed to testify against Silberman, who once served as a top aide to former Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., and to back up his testimony with corroborating documents. In return, prosecutors agreed to dismiss five related charges and to recommend that Myers, who has been associated with Silberman since both were political fund-raisers for Brown, receive a maximum sentence of six months at a minimum-security federal prison.