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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-19-06 11:36 PM
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Top law firm faces fraud charges (BBC) {Enron connection!}
One of the US's biggest law firms has been indicted by a federal grand jury - accused of paying people who agreed to be plaintiffs in class action cases.

Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman, and two of its partners, face 20 charges including fraud, perjury and bribery.
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Milberg Weiss said it was "particularly incensed" that the government chose to indict the firm, which includes 125 lawyers among its 365 employees.

"It is unprecedented for a law firm to be indicted," said Les Corwin, a lawyer with Greenberg Traurig, in New York.

Specialising in class actions, New York-based Milberg Weiss has in the past brought cases against collapsed US energy group Enron, and against Swiss banks on the behalf of Holocaust survivors.
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4997354.stm

Sue Ken Lay's company ---> get indicted by **'s company ?? Is someone going to call me paranoid ?
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-19-06 11:46 PM
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1. These are The good guys who are being targeted by BushCo
They are also asbestos class action attornies, they went after Fannie Mae for their scamming of the poor, and many other anti-big business corruption class action suits.

They are big business's biggest enemy.
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Coastie for Truth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-20-06 12:33 AM
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2. Also happened under Bush I
But on a smaller scale. Nothing as blatant as this.
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