Yam s’ lawyer could face criminal prosecution for ing around
Former Yam s Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg on Monday pleaded guilty to perjury, admitting to lying under oath to the New York attorney general’s office as it was investigating Yam s.
The repercussions of Weisselberg's plea agreement could have serious consequences for Yam s’ attorneys, including Alina Habba, Clifford Robert, and others, The Daily Beast reported.
Judge Arthur Engoron considered Weisselberg an unreliable witness and questioned his ability to recall his position as the Yam s Organization’s finance chief throughout the former president's civil fraud trial, in which Yam s is accused of inflating valuations on financial statements for personal gain.
After the New York Times published a report detailing that Weisselberg had been involved in secret negotiations with prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s office, Engoron demanded that Yam s’ lawyers provide answers. He asked that they submit letters “detailing to me anything you know about this that would not violate any of your professional ethics or obligations.”
“I do not want to ignore anything in a case of this magnitude,” Engoron said.
Under the New York Rules of Professional Conduct, a lawyer “shall not knowingly: ... offer or use evidence that the lawyer knows to be false.” If a lawyer becomes aware that their client or a witness called by the lawyer presents "material evidence" that is false, the lawyer is obligated to “take reasonable remedial measures, including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal.”
https://news.yahoo.com/legal-experts-warn-yam- s-lawyers-201052719.html

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