Lawyer Gets 20 Years In $400 Million Fraud

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York Times
Mon, 07/13/2009 - 4:01pm

Marc S. Dreier, a prominent New York lawyer, was sentenced on Monday in an elaborate scheme in which investors lost more than $400 million.

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Topics: corrupt investors financial fraud fraud lawyers manhattan marc s. dreier new york new york city

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