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Lerach may go to high-security prison, allegedly offered guard season football tickets

By Jason Siegel

So much for low-security prison life for William Lerach.

Earlier this summer, the former class action attorney was placed in administrative segregation, locked down 23 hours a day, after allegedly offering a prison guard season tickets to NFL games during his second month in prison, The Recorder reported (here).

The Bureau of Prison guidelines takes such offers seriously. It's "one step below the most egregious kinds of violent behavior" on the BOP's four-tier discipline system, The Recorder reported.

If a formal administrative proceeding goes against him - Lerach could be transferred to a higher-security facility and lose any time accumulated towards early release, according to The Recorder. His current release date is listed at March 8, 2010.

"Big-Name Lawyers Heading to Prison," The American Lawyer

Previous postings:

"Top securities lawyer Lerach retiring, amid criminal investigation," August 29, 207

"Things For Which Bill Lerach Won?t Be Indicted," Sept. 20, 2007

"Between Lerach and a hard place," Jan. 30, 2008

"As Lerach reports to prison, Sen. Cornyn introduces bill on attorney accountability," May 20. 2008

Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on September 09, 2008 (boomark / email).