U.S. v. Baum, No. 98 Cr. 841 (DC) (S.D.N.Y.) (32 F.Supp.2d 642) (January 11, 1999) (Judge Denny Chin)
Loaded on Jan. 1, 1999
published in Punch and Jurists
January 25, 1999
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Obstruction of Justice.
This is a case that is filled with intrigue. Defendant Harvey Baum, a criminal defense attorney, was charged with obstruction of justice under 18 U.S.C. § 1503, for attempting to set up a fraudulent plan to reduce the sentence of a cooperating witness ("CW"), who was serving 20 years …
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