Lawyer gets 20 years for $400 million swindle

Courtesy MSNBC.com: Business  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 04:02

Marc Dreier told a Manhattan court Monday that he was "deeply sorry for the harm and sadness I've caused to so many people."A once-prominent Manhattan attorney was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison for a hatching a massive fraud in a brazen attempt to keep his law firm afloat and bankroll a lavish lifestyle.



 

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