Bloomberg Law
Feb. 8, 2017, 1:55 PM UTC

Akin Gump Lawyer Accused of Trying to Sell Lawsuit Under Seal

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By Jef Feeley, David Voreacos and Joel Rosenblatt, Bloomberg News

A Washington lawyer at a prominent firm was arrested in a disguise while trying to sell a copy of a secret lawsuit involving a company that was under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.

Jeffrey Wertkin was picked up Jan. 31 in the lobby of a hotel in Cupertino, California, where he believed he was about to collect $310,000 for selling the lawsuit, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Wertkin, who worked in Washington for Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, believed he would hand a copy of ...

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