The co-founder of a New York law firm that made an estimated $250 million by filing class action lawsuits against some of America's largest corporations was indicted Thursday on charges that he conspired to pay kickbacks to people who agreed to be plaintiffs. Melvyn Weiss was added to an existing indictment in the seven-year investigation involving his firm, Milberg Weiss, and other lawyers. And a former senior partner at the firm, Steven G. Schulman, agreed to plead guilty to a racketeering charge.
September 21, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The co-founder of a prestigious New York law firm that made an estimated $250 million by filing class action lawsuits against some of America’s largest corporations was indicted Thursday on charges that he conspired to pay kickbacks to people who agreed to be plaintiffs.
Melvyn Weiss was added to an existing indictment in the seven-year investigation involving his firm, Milberg Weiss, and other lawyers.
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