Article: INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ON MAY 22: ATTORNEY AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY TO TAX CHARGE RELATED TO ROLE AS SECRET INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN PAID PLAINTIFF, MILBERG WEISS LAW FIRM

The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Attorney's office for the Central District of California issued the following press release:

A Century City attorney was charged today with corruptly endeavoring to obstruct or impede the due administration of the Internal Revenue laws for acting as an conduit for secret payments made by Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP to compensate Steven G. Cooperman for serving as a paid plaintiff in numerous securities class actions.

Richard R. Purtich, 53, has agreed to plead guilty to the felony tax offense that was filed this afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles. Purtich has specifically agreed to plead guilty to impeding the due ...

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