Breitbart News has learned that a central figure in the Jon Corzine/MF Global case seeking immunity from federal prosecutors, former MF Global treasurer Edith O'Brien, is represented by lawyer Reid Weingarten.
What is the significance of this revelation?According to this 2008 New York Times article, Reid Weingarten was previously Eric Holder’s attorney.
Furthermore, the website of Mr. Weingarten’s law firm, Steptoe & Johnson, notes that Mr. Weingarten “is the chairman and co-founder, along with US Attorney General Eric Holder, of a non-profit program, See Forever Foundation, which is designed to assist juvenile offenders in rehabilitation to prevent recidivism.”
What’s more, the Main Justice website notes that Mr. Weingarten is “one of Holder’s best friends.”
The above new conflicts of interest may be part of a broader culture of cronyism endemic to the Department of Justice over the last decade.
Read more: http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/07/26/Exclusive-Attorney-to-MF-Global-Treasurer%20-Eric-Holders-Former-Lawyer-and-Best-Friend
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