From Bloomberg | Chicago attorney Erwin Mayer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and tax evasion charges for his role in a billion-dollar phony tax-shelter scheme that brought down his law firm in 2007.
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Oct. 19, 2010 at 3:18 p.m.
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Filed under: Chicago executives, Investigations, Law firms, Litigation Chicago lawyer pleads guilty to tax shelter fraud
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