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Home Front: Politix
Democrats returning money to two Milberg lawyers
2006-06-11
The Democratic National Committee plans to return $5,000 in campaign contributions from two Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman LLP partners who were indicted last month, a party spokeswoman said on Friday.
Tell us more about that "culture of corruption."
The Milberg Weiss firm, known for its class-action securities lawsuits against major corporations, and attorneys David Bershad and Steven Schulman were indicted last month by a federal grand jury in Los Angeles for orchestrating a kickback scheme in which it paid clients for acting as plaintiffs in its lawsuits. All have denied the allegations. "The DNC will return checks from partners David Bershad and Steven Schulman because they were indicted and because the indictment happened in the cycle that we received their checks," said DNC spokeswoman Stacie Paxton.

Since 1999, the firm and individuals there have given $2.78 million in campaign donations to Democrats, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks money in politics. In contrast, Republicans received about $22,000, according to the center.

From 1999 to 2006, the Democratic National Committee was one of the primary beneficiaries, receiving almost half the money, $1.28 million. Most of that was from the firm itself and included $500,000 for the DNC's new headquarters. New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the Democratic candidate to become the state's governor, planned to return $124,455 in contributions, his office said last month.
Posted by:Fred

#4  So...of the $2.78 milion lavished on the Democrat party, they will only be returning $129,455?

Well, they need the rest for the Bill Jefferson Defense Fund.
Posted by: Matt   2006-06-11 08:27  

#3  These scumsuckers with their partner Lerach damaged or destroyed many a hi-tech company in the '90's. Hope they find the bastards guilty and they go to jail for a LOONNGG time.
Posted by: DMFD   2006-06-11 01:21  

#2  "The DNC will return checks from partners David Bershad and Steven Schulman because they were indicted and because the indictment happened in the cycle that we received their checks"

For them to re-issue dated earlier than their indictments, of course.
Posted by: Fordesque   2006-06-11 01:06  

#1  So...of the $2.78 milion lavished on the Democrat party, they will only be returning $129,455?

That's right principaled of them.
Posted by: WTF!   2006-06-11 00:27  

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