Paul Bergrin
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| Paul Bergrin | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Bergrin December 8, 1956 New Jersey, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Bergrin [1] |
| Occupation | Former Prosecutor, Defense Attorney |
| Website | http://paulbergrin.org/index.html |
Paul Bergrin is a lawyer who practiced in Newark, New Jersey. His license to practice law was suspended by the New Jersey Supreme Court on June 16, 2009.
Bergrin is currently fighting a multitude of federal criminal charges. On June 6, 2011, a federal grand jury returned a 138-page, second superseding indictment against Bergrin, previously accused of heading a crime syndicate involved in bribery, mortgage fraud and murder of a witness, now adding racketeering charges. Nearly two months earlier, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated racketeering charges against the Newark lawyer. He had previously pleaded guilty to running a prostitution ring in N.Y. called N.Y. Confidential. He was sentenced to time served (amounting to several hours awaiting processing), 3 years Probation and forfeiture of $50,000.
From the time of his arrest in May 2009 until November 2009 Bergrin was held in solitary confinement by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. He was ordered released into the general population by a federal judge.
After being both a State and Federal prosecutor, Bergrin became a defense lawyer. Bergrin’s former clients included gang leaders, drug dealers and celebrities, including Angelo “The Horn” Prisco, Queen Latifah, Naughty by Nature and Lil’ Kim. He also represented Heather "Hedy" DiCarlo - the former Mrs. New Jersey accused of bouncing more than $70,000 in checks. He also defended Javal Davis (who was charged along with Lynndie England) an Army reservist from Roselle, NJ who in 2005 admitted abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, as well as PFC Corey R. Clagett and Specialist William B. Hunsaker, both convicted in the Iron Triangle Murders.
New York Magazine called Bergrin "The Baddest Lawyer in the History of Jersey - And that’s saying something".
Bergrin is scheduled to go on trial October 11, 2011. The trial judge is William J. Martini, U.S.D.J. Robert A. Mintz, Esq. of the Newark firm McCarter and English, has been appointed Receiver for Bergrin's law practice. Bergrin is represented by Larry Lustberg, Esq. of Gibbons P.C..
[edit] Career history
Bergrin was a Major in the U.S. Army, serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment. After his service, Bergrin held posts as a prosecutor in Essex County, New Jersey and, starting in 1987, for the U.S. Government as an assistant U.S. Attorney, where he served under both Samuel Alito and Michael Chertoff.[2] From 1990 to 2005, Mr. Bergrin was a partner at Pope, Bergrin & Verdesco.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Indictment of Paul Bergrin". United States Department of Justice. May 20, 2009. http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/states/newsrel/2009/nwk052009_certification.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "New Jersey Attorney Paul Bergrin Charged in Witness’s Murder". Bloomberg News. May 21, 2009. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=adpaYCtXwvnQ&refer=us. Retrieved April 4, 2010.
- ^ Law.com. May 21, 2009. http://www.law.com/jsp/law/LawArticleFriendly.jsp?id=1202430470576. Retrieved May 21, 2009.
