'Most-Hated Man' Bill Lerach Could Do Hard Time
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Securities class-action attorney William Lerach, who has been called the most-hated man in the tech business, is set to plead guilty to a count of conspiracy, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hear that sound? It's champagne corks popping all over Silicon Valley.
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His recording contract is based on his reputation. His very bad reputation.
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Chronic bitter enemies -- cable television and telephone companies -- yesterday found something they could agree on: Both industries hate Governor Deval L. Patrick's plans to hit them with an estimated $78 million in new local property taxes as part of Patrick's crackdown on alleged corporate tax loopholes.
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Exclusive: A warlord tied to some of Baghdad's worst atrocities talks to TIME about the roots of Iraq's hate
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By Isaac Groves, Times-News, Burlington, N.C.  Jun. 3--MEBANE -- It's OK if you hate Lee Crumpton just a little bit.   While a nice guy, he just has it a little too good.
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The DNC chairman's efforts to punish state Dems for an early primary could hurt the party when it counts most
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William Lerach, a top U.S. class action attorney who won billions for Enron investors, pleaded guilty on Monday to criminal conspiracy and is expected to go to prison for his role in a kickback scheme at his former law firm, Milberg Weiss LLP.
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LOS ANGELES -- William Lerach, a former partner at a well-known New York law firm, was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison for his role in a lucrative kickback scheme involving class-action lawsuits against some of the nation's biggest corporations.
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A Texas congressman who brought a  successful ethics complaint against House Majority Leader Tom  DeLay was himself chided by the ethics panel for violating the  rules in the way he brought the complaint.
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SEAN HARRIGAN has a talent for making powerful enemies. Warren Buffet, the legendary investor, Michael Eisner, Disneyâs boss, Sanford Weill, the Citigroup chairman, and Richard Grasso, the former New York
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The Cubs are heading into their 99th consecutive year of frustration with a manager who really knows how to vent. Lou Piniella is as famous for his dirt kicking as he is for his pitching changes.
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Like a lot of media people, I&#39;ve had my differences with Bill O&#39;Reilly. He even left an angry message on my voice mail once.
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Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton always seemed to be fighting City Hall. Even before he shot and killed five people at a City Council meeting, thousands of dollars in parking tickets and citations piled up against the asphalt company owner. He raged at meetings over the years that he was being persecuted, mocking city officials as "jackasses" and accusing them of having a racist "plantation mentality."
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Butch Buchanico&#39;s 15 minutes of fame were more embarrassing than glorious, but he will have to live with the consequences. The Philadelphia Eagles&#39; director of security was flagged
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The architect of the NFL's top-ranked defense needs to watch his temper.
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William S. Lerach is expected to plead guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge in connection with a class-action scheme involving his former firm.
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His scowl could intimidate the best of hitters. His fastball once killed a bird in flight. Randy Johnson leaves the Arizona Diamondbacks with a six-year legacy unmatched by any athlete the state has known.