Two more guilty pleas, which means all twelve of the Fayette residents arrested have now pleaded guilty. “More arrests are expected in six weeks in the FBI and IRS investigation.” Attorneys’ fees and expenses are said to have absorbed about $100,000 apiece of the $250,000 that each defendant received from the settlement fund, which would make $1.2 million in all reaped by the law firms and their helpers for representing the dishonest claimants. (Jimmie E. Gates, “Fen-Phen case expected to net more guilty pleas”, Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Feb. 12). See Jan. 9, etc.
Update: Mississippi pharma-suit scandal
Two more guilty pleas, which means all twelve of the Fayette residents arrested have now pleaded guilty. “More arrests are expected in six weeks in the FBI and IRS investigation.” Attorneys’ fees and expenses are said to have absorbed about $100,000 apiece of the $250,000 that each defendant received from the settlement fund, which would […]
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