Mel Weiss Sentenced in Racketeering Case

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Thomas Walker
 Melvyn Weiss, the plaintiffs’ lawyer who pioneered a controversial and lucrative area of law suing corporations on behalf of shareholders, was sentenced on June 2nd in federal court in Los Angeles to 30 months in prison. Weiss pleaded guilty in March to racketeering conspiracy in connection with his former law firm’s alleged improper payments of kickbacks to class-action clients.
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