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Article: Melvyn Weiss, Co-Founder of Milberg Weiss Law Firm, Agrees to Plead Guilty to Racketeering Charge
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- March 20, 2008
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Thom Mrozek of the Office of United States Attorney
Thomas P. OBrien, +1-213-894-6947, thom.mrozek@usdoj.gov
Attorney Faces up to 33 Months in Prison for Orchestrating Firms
Secret Kickback Scheme Involving Named Plaintiffs in Class Actions
LOS ANGELES, March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Becoming the
fourth current or former partner of the law firm now known as
Milberg Weiss to admit criminal conduct, Melvyn I. Weiss has agreed
to plead guilty to a federal racketeering charge and acknowledge
that he and others concealed secret payment arrangements that
Milberg Weiss had with named plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits.
A plea agreement filed this morning calls ...