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Criminal

Sep. 25, 2013

Former Nixon Peabody lawyer sentenced for Ponzi involvement

David M. Tamman was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday for his role in a Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of some $22 million.


By Henry Meier


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Former Nixon Peabody LLP partner David M. Tamman was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday for his role in a Ponzi scheme that cheated investors out of some $22 million.


U.S. District Judge Philip S. Gutierrez handed down the sentence, which was slightly less than the 96 months prosecutors had sought.


Tamman was convicted after a two-week bench trial in front of Gutierrez last November. ...

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