William Lerach

Lerach admitted that "I knew what I was doing was wrong." In a statement read in a courtroom packed with family, friends, former colleagues and plaintiffs, Lerach said that "my conduct was completely and absolutely unacceptable from anyone, and especially a lawyer."

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Lerach admitted that "I knew what I was doing was wrong." In a statement read in a courtroom packed with family, friends, former colleagues and plaintiffs, Lerach said that "my conduct was completely and absolutely unacceptable from anyone, and especially a lawyer."

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