LOS ANGELES AP – An attorney admitted he illegally accepted money from a top class-action law firm that was indicted last week on charges of secretly paying more than $11 million in kickbacks to get people to take part in shareholder lawsuits.
Richard R. Purtich, 53, agreed Monday to plead guilty to a felony tax offense in connection with his participation in a scheme that prosecutors say involved New York-based Milberg Weiss, Bershad & Schulman, and top partners David J. Bershad and Steven G. Schulman.
