{"id":4491,"date":"2007-07-09T22:46:45","date_gmt":"2007-07-09T22:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2007\/07\/government_tightens_noose_on_t_1"},"modified":"2021-09-20T15:41:40","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T20:41:40","slug":"government-tightens-noose-on-t-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/government-tightens-noose-on-t-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Tightens Noose on Top Securities Class Action Attorneys"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tEnemies of Wall Street learned even before the recent Alberto Gonzales affair that indictments by U.S. Prosecutors can be in their future. <\/p>\n

King of securities class action suits was the law firm of Milberg Weiss & Bershad LLP. Federal prosecutors indicted the firm last year on charges of paying kickbacks to clients to serve as lead plaintiffs in class-action lawsuits. <\/p>\n

The government probe of the firm began just after the Bush Administration entered the White House promising to curtail law suits. After the firm pleaded not guilty, prosecutors went after the firm’s partners. With little headway seemingly made, prosecutors were criticized that the case must lack legs. <\/p>\n

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Enemies of Wall Street learned even before the recent Alberto Gonzales affair that indictments by U.S. Prosecutors can be in their future. King of securities class action suits was the law firm of Milberg Weiss & Bershad LLP. 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