Romer convicted; N.Y. lawyer found guilty of larceny for stealing $7 million

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New York sole practitioner Steven J. Romer was convicted recently of stealing $7 million from clients. The New York State Supreme Court sentenced him to 7-and-a-half to 22-and-a-half years in prison on 14 counts. Romer disappeared in 1990, later sending a letter claiming he had an inoperable brain tumor and that the money he had taken was being used to feed the poor. He returned to New York in Feb 1991 claiming that 'X Corporation' was conspiring to ruin him by stealing his clients' money. Little of the money stolen has been recovered and victims will only be able to obtain partial reimbursement from the New York Bar's Fund for Client Protection.

Attorneys, Lawyers, Crime, Larceny (Law), Larceny, Romer, Steven J.

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What price prosecution? Critics claim Noriega guilty verdict costly in lives, "Faustian bargains."

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The Democratic staff of the House Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice has written a controversial report entitled "The Noriega Prosecution: What Price the General?" According to the report, dubious methods were employed by the government to gather evidence against Noriega. These allegedly included offers of lower sentences, paying off informants, and permitting retention of drug proceeds. One DEA official estimates that drug trafficking has doubled since Noriega's departure.

Laws, regulations and rules, Reports, Drug traffic, United States. Drug Enforcement Administration, Noriega, Manuel Antonio

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Cigarette suit dropped; lawyer for estate of Rose Cipollone says litigation too expensive

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Budd, Larner, Gross, Rosenbaum, Greenberg and Sade, the firm which represented Rose Cipollone's estate in her decade-long suit against three tobacco companies, has decided the case is too expensive to continue. However, some observers feel the Cipollone lawyers did pathbreaking work and that cigarette suits will be easier to bring in the future.

Product liability, Smoking, Products liability, Tobacco

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