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New York Criminal Defense Attorney Charged with Federal Crimes
Loaded on March 5, 2019
by Chad Marks
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2019, page 58
Filed under:
Attorney Misconduct.
Location:
New York.
by Chad Marks
Scott Brettschneider, 61, a criminal defense attorney from Queens, New York known by many as “Mighty Whitey,” was arrested on March 26, 2018 in connection with accusations that he falsified documents to get one of his clients an early release from prison. He and three ...
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