Article: INFORMATION ISSUED BY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA JAN. 31: PARTICIPANT IN MILBERG WEISS KICKBACK SCHEME AGREES TO PLEAD GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY COUNT

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

A Connecticut man has agreed in papers filed today to plead guilty to conspiring with the Milberg Weiss law firm and several of its senior partners to obstruct justice and make false statements in class actions handled by the firm.

Steven G. Cooperman, 64, of Fairfield, Connecticut, has agreed to plead guilty to a conspiracy charge in United States District Court in Los Angeles. Under the agreement, Cooperman, who told investigators about the kickback scheme after being convicted of staging the theft of two prominent artworks, will admit that he received secret ...

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