Criminal
May 7, 2013
Former litigator escapes jail time for DUI-related probation violation
A judge on Friday terminated Melvyn I. Weiss' federal supervised probation for racketeering charges, saying Weiss had "learned something" from his December drunk driving arrest.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Famed class-action litigator Melvyn I. Weiss won't be headed back to jail.
U.S. District Judge John F. Walter on Friday terminated the attorney's federal supervised probation for racketeering charges and added that Weiss had "learned something" from his December drunk driving arrest.
Weiss, 77, had been on probation as a result of a 2008 plea bargain relating to charges h...
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