At the Beverly Hills office of criminal defense lawyer Edward M. Robbins Jr., anxious new clients are showing up with an unexpected problem.
The clients put money in Swiss bank accounts, where it was supposed to stay secret. But now those depositors fear the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department will gain access to their bank records, Robbins said.
"They're coming in from the cold. They're nervous," Robbins said.
Just more evidence that when wealth is threatened, it can afford to seek shelter.
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The ironic thing here is Ed Robbins used to be a US Attorney prosecuting these types of cases - and one of the current US Attorneys is Nathan Hochman, who used to defend these type of cases.
It's getting to be you need a scorecard to keep track of the players...
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The Observer wrote:The ironic thing here is Ed Robbins used to be a US Attorney prosecuting these types of cases - and one of the current US Attorneys is Nathan Hochman, who used to defend these type of cases.
It's getting to be you need a scorecard to keep track of the players...
And Robbins is at the firm where Hochman used to practice before joining the DOJ.
The Observer wrote:The ironic thing here is Ed Robbins used to be a US Attorney prosecuting these types of cases - and one of the current US Attorneys is Nathan Hochman, who used to defend these type of cases.
It's getting to be you need a scorecard to keep track of the players...
And Robbins is at the firm where Hochman used to practice befor e joining the DOJ.
So, will they keep stipulating to each other's points?
The Observer wrote:The ironic thing here is Ed Robbins used to be a US Attorney prosecuting these types of cases - and one of the current US Attorneys is Nathan Hochman, who used to defend these type of cases.
It's getting to be you need a scorecard to keep track of the players...
And Robbins is at the firm where Hochman used to practice befor e joining the DOJ.
So, will they keep stipulating to each other's points?
My eyes went blurry there for a second and it looked like you said, "So, will they keep smoking each other's joints?" Good thing I did a double-take.
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