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Law Practice

Jun. 4, 2008

Litigation Giant Gets 30-Month Sentence

Melvyn I. Weiss, the class-action lawyer who represented Holocaust survivors, aggrieved investors and other victims with great success, has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison in connection with a racketeering scheme.

By Gabe Friedman
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - Melvyn I. Weiss, the class-action lawyer who represented Holocaust survivors, aggrieved investors and other victims with great success, has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison in connection with a racketeering scheme.
      Weiss, 72, received his sentence in federal court in ...

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