Lawyer of the Day: Stephen Yagman
So it looks like no bail for Stephen Yagman, the colorful and controversial civil rights lawyer who was convicted last year of tax evasion, bankruptcy fraud and money laundering. Yagman will start his three-year prison term later this month.
Yagman asked to remain free on bail while appealing his conviction (to the Ninth Circuit -- a court with which Yagman has a long and tortured history). But the district court denied his request.
Perhaps the court didn't want Yagman out and about, dropping $2,000 on shoes and $262 on dinner -- as he allegedly did just hours after filing for bankruptcy, as part of a scheme to avoid paying more than $200,000 in state and federal taxes.
High-profile LA lawyer denied bail [Associated Press]
(3) Comments
I say three years wasn't enough for this dirtbag.
Any man that drops 2K on shoes should be violently assaulted.
Gentlemen in my preparatory school often spent princely sums on footwear. It was not a conspicuous event.