manhattan attorney

Lawyer gets 20 years for $400 million swindle

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.