Fieger Found Not Guilty

WDIV-Channel 4 Detroit ^ | 06/02/2008

[Mad-Margaret]

DETROIT -- A jury rejected the government's case against Geoffrey Fieger on Monday, finding the one-time Jack Kervorkian lawyer not guilty of violating federal campaign finance laws.

The U.S. District Court jury in Detroit returned its not guilty verdicts Monday afternoon in the case against Fieger and law partner Ven Johnson after hearing 18 days of testimony and deliberating over parts of four days.

Fieger was accused of illegally funneling $127,000 to fellow Democrat John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign.

[Mad-Margaret]

Good for Fieger! This was overkill by the federal government. Glad the jury did go for it.

[Mad-Margaret]

did=didn’t

Glad the jury didn’t buy the government’s case.

[shooter223]

from Detroit News article http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080527/METRO/805270320/1409/Metro .... “Fieger has admitted he reimbursed employees and others for the donations, some of which were solicited by his partner, Johnson. The key issue is whether Fieger and Johnson knowingly broke the law.” ............. these guys are supposed to be some of the finest lawyers in the state,and they didn’t know it was illegal?????? gee,your honor,I didn’t know it was illegal to rob banks,can I get aquitted like Fieger?

[yarddog]

I have a strong suspicion that the jury pool was drawn from a group of radical left wing Democrats.

[threeoeight]

How can reimbursing your employees for directed political donations be legal?

The jury was obviously populated with Kwame types.

Fieger is a slime ball ambulance chaser.

[equaviator]

A “not guilty” verdict does not imply innocence.

[Cicero]

Jury foreman: “Not guilty, Your Honor. He’s a Democrat.”

[KingLudd]

Fieger’s brother sang “My Sharona”

[grellis]

If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

[edpc]

Geoffrey Fieger also appeared on Mad TV from time to time......

[Enchante]

Be serious - I know that’s illegal and I’m not a laywer, never mind a hot-shot high-flying famous trial lawyer. There’s no chance in a trillion that Flieger did not knowingly break the law - he just has the benefit of a jury full of Demagogues.

[joebuck]

This is a VERY common practice in law firms with political connections. Not saying it’s proper, just saying it’s common.

[Enchante]

"Fieger, the only defense witness called during the trial, said the reimbursements actually were bonuses and that any employee contributions to Edwards were made voluntarily."

Let's see, how many employees received such a "bonus" but failed to donate to Edwards' campaign?

[peggybac]

Greta will be ecstatic over the news.

[Mad-Margaret]

I have a strong suspicion that the jury pool was drawn from a group of radical left wing Democrats.

I was a member of the vast right-wing conspiracy (no left wing Democrat here!), and I would have voted to acquit if I had been on that jury.

[Snoopers-868th]

I will say it again. Feiger is the lawyer I would want on my side. He is a fighter, may not be liked but he wins his cases.

[brytlea]

I didn’t follow the case, so I don’t know what to think. Why do you think he should have been acquitted? Did he break the law?

[fieldmarshaldj]

What kind of a parent names their daughter “Geoffrey” ?