A prominent attorney and the two Mississippi judges he bribed for favorable rulings were sentenced Friday to several years each in federal prison. Paul Minor, a once highly regarded attorney who amassed a fortune from asbestos, tobacco, medical malpractice and car safety cases, was also fined $2.7 million and must pay restitution. Minor and his co-defendants, former Judges Wes Teel and John Whitfield, will appeal their convictions, according to Minor's lawyer, Abbe Lowell.
September 10, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A prominent attorney and the two Mississippi judges he bribed for favorable rulings were sentenced Friday to several years each in federal prison.
Paul Minor, a once highly regarded attorney who amassed a fortune from asbestos, tobacco, medical malpractice and car safety cases, was ordered to serve 11 years in prison. He also was fined $2.7 million and must pay restitution.
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