Criminal
Jun. 26, 2007
Jury Convicts Civil Rights Lawyer of Tax Evasion, Fraud
A federal jury convicted prominent civil-rights attorney Stephen G. Yagman on 19 felony counts for hiding assets and gaming the bankruptcy system in a scheme to avoid paying debts to the IRS and other creditors. Yagman could face nearly seven years in prison.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A federal jury convicted prominent civil-rights attorney Stephen G. Yagman for hiding assets and gaming the bankruptcy system in a scheme to avoid paying debts to the IRS and other creditors.
After three days of deliberating, the jury on Friday found Yagman guilty of all 19 felony counts against him: one count of tax evasio...
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