Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Criminal defense attorney Steve Fishman has strung together some impressive wins in Detroit's federal courthouse over the last few years -- and he thinks George W. Bush deserves some of the credit.Fishman, whose client Ven Johnson was acquitted of campaign finance fraud earlier this month along with his better-known partner, Geoffrey Fieger, doesn't discount his own skills. And he says...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Would tougher campaign finance law have changed the verdict in the Geoffrey Fieger case?
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Geoffrey Fieger's acquittal in federal court last week -- cleared of campaign finance crimes after admitting to reimbursing friends and employees for their campaign donations --might make some people believe such practices are kosher. But don't count on it.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
The acquittal of Geoffrey Fieger means that he is not a criminal. But it does not mean that he is innocent. Fieger's defense was that he did not knowingly violate the law. Yet he acknowledged an action that is wholly contrary to the very reason campaign finance legislation exists.
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Experts on campaign finance law say that Geoffrey Fieger's reimbursement of friends, family and employees for their donations to the 2004 presidential campaign of John Edwards is the kind of behavior campaign finance regulation is intended to prohibit.
Votelaw (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
The Detroit News reports: Though acquitted of criminal campaign finance charges, Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger still faces possible civil prosecution by the Federal Elections Commission for reimbursing employees and others for donations to the 2004 presidential campaign of Democrat John...
Law.com (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
Michigan's outspoken trial attorney Geoffrey Fieger, the one-time lawyer to Dr. Jack Kevorkian, has saved his career, avoided prison and given the legendary Gerry Spence one more victory under his belt. On Monday, a federal jury in Detroit acquitted Fieger and his law partner, Vernon Johnson, of illegally funneling $127,000 to Democrat John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign....
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Campaign finance laws exist for two reasons: one, to ensure disclosure of the influence of money on the political process; and two, to soften the effects of that influence by enacting limits on contributions and other restraints. There is no doubt that Southfield attorney Geoffrey Fieger completely subverted those aims when he essentially laundered through employees of his law firm hefty...
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Jurors in Detroit say they suspect party politics played a role in the prosecution of high-profile lawyer Geoffrey Fieger.Fieger, who is active in Democratic politics, was acquitted Monday on charges he and law partner Ven Johnson conspired to use so-called straw donors to funnel illegal campaign contributions to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards in 2004.Jurors told...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Even before he addressed the news media, Geoffrey Fieger, fresh with vindication, descended the federal courthouse steps in Detroit on Monday and started hugging every juror he could find. First, he found Burlrando Pearce, a 33-year-old autoworker. "Burlrando," Fieger shouted. "Thank you, man. Thank you."
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
Source: [b]AP[/b] Verdict reached in Fieger trial in Detroit federal court by The Associated Press Monday June 02, 2008, 1:29 PM DETROIT -- A federal jury has reached a verdict in the campaign finance violations trial of high-profile attorney Geoffrey Fieger in Detroit federal court. The ...
White Collar Crime Prof Blog (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Attorney Geoffrey Fieger acquitted on all counts; another win for Gerry Spence - see here (Detroit Free Press); here (Jim Irwin, MLive.com (AP)); here (TalkLeft) Ashby Jones, Wall Street Jrl Blog, Mel Weiss Gets 30 Months in Prison Ashby Jones,...
Democratic Underground (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Source: [b]The Detroit Free Press[/b] Southfield lawyer Geoffrey Fieger and his law (partner) Vernon (Ven) Johnson were acquitted by a federal jury in Detroit today of illegally contributing more than $100,000 to John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign. The defendants smiled after the verdicts ...
Drudge Retort (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
A federal jury has reached a verdict in the campaign finance violations trial of high-profile attorney Geoffrey Fieger in Detroit federal court: Not guilty on all counts.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
A federal jury in Detroit has found prominent attorney Geoffrey Fieger not guilty of violating campaign finance laws.
