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The news is only available at Detroit News, which can't be linked. Looking for another source to add. Basically his brother Atty Geoffrey Fieger has confirmed. He had been suffering from lung and brain cancer.

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.

DETROIT -- A jury has been seated in the trial of outspoken lawyer Geoffrey Fieger on criminal campaign finance charges. The 56-year-old Fieger and his 46-year-old law partner Ven Johnson are accused of making $127,000 in illegal contributions to Democrat John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign. Fieger also is charged with obstruction of justice. Both men have denied the charges. The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report that a jury of 11 men and five women are expected to hear opening statements Thursday morning in federal court. Four alternates also were selected. Fieger is best known for representing assisted suicide...

DETROIT — Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, best known for representing assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, was indicted on charges of conspiring to make more than $125,000 in illegal contributions to the 2004 presidential campaign of former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards. ~~~~~ Edwards spokeswoman Colleen Murray said in a statement that if the charges result in a conviction, the campaign will return the money. Fieger has maintained he had nothing to do with his staff's financial support for Edwards.

DETROIT (AP) -- Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, best known for representing assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, was indicted on charges of conspiring to make more than $125,000 in illegal contributions to the 2004 presidential campaign of Democrat John Edwards. The indictment was returned Aug. 21 and unsealed Friday. It names both Fieger and Vernon Johnson, a partner in Fieger's Southfield-based law firm.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. -- Geoffrey Fieger owns homes in Bloomfield Hills and the Caribbean, is a frequent commentator on national cable shows and makes a lucrative living using his theatrical style to win big verdicts in high-profile cases. But in the past three months, Fieger has run into legal troubles of his own that cloud the future of the state's most famous lawyer. The current problem is a federal investigation looking into whether he illegally reimbursed members of his law practice who contributed to 2004 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards.   "I fully expect to be indicted by a grand jury,...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Attorney Geoffrey Fieger, recently cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a state campaign finance investigation, on Monday predicted a separate federal investigation will lead to his indictment. Fieger said would be indicted as a result of a federal investigation into campaign contributions. Federal investigators are looking into contributions Fieger's staff made to Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. "I fully expect that I will be indicted by a grand jury, who will indict a bottle of beer if the Republican U.S. attorney told them to do it," Fieger said Monday at a news conference at his Southfield law...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Embattled lawyer Geoffrey Fieger on Wednesday asked Gov. Jennifer Granholm to appoint an independent prosecutor to take over an investigation into his 2004 election ads criticizing a state Supreme Court justice. A Fieger attorney wrote a letter to the Democratic governor requesting that she - not Republican Attorney General Mike Cox - find a special prosecutor to oversee the campaign finance probe. Cox last month admitted an extramarital affair and accused Fieger of blackmailing him unless he stopped the investigation.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) -- Federal agents raided the office of Geoffrey Fieger, a prominent lawyer and Michigan attorney general candidate, as part of what Fieger said was an investigation into contributions to the 2004 Democratic presidential campaign. Fieger, a Democrat who gained fame defending assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, said the investigation was politically motivated by Republicans who control the U.S. attorney's office in Detroit and the attorneys general in Washington and Lansing, the state capital.Agents from the FBI and Internal Revenue Service raided Fieger's Southfield office Wednesday night, seizing boxes of financial documents, Fieger said. He was not present."It's...

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) - - (12/01/05)-- FBI and IRS agents searched the offices of prominent personal injury lawyer Geoffrey Fieger last night (Wednesday). The search began about 7 p.m. and finished about four hours later as agents loaded boxes from the Southfield offices into a car and a truck. The FBI says the investigation began before the office of Republican state Attorney General Mike Cox began an investigation into Fieger. That investigation is looking into whether Fieger illegally funded a $457,000 ad campaign against state Supreme Court Justice Stephen Markman in last year's election.

Prosecutor: No Charges In Alleged Fieger-Cox Blackmail Case Oakland Prosecutor Says Feiger, O'Brien 'Shouldn't Gloat' POSTED: 2:07 pm EST November 15, 2005 UPDATED: 6:05 pm EST November 15, 2005 PONTIAC, Mich. -- The Oakland County prosecutor said no charges will be brought in an alleged plot to blackmail Michigan's attorney general by threatening to expose an extramarital affair. At issue were charges of extortion or obstruction of justice in a case involving Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox and trial attorney Geoffrey Fieger. "I believe there was a conspiracy involved somehow, but I cannot meet my burden of proof," said David...

Attorney General Mike Cox on Wednesday tearfully acknowledged having an extramarital affair years ago and accused a political rival of threatening to expose the indiscretion. Cox alleged the threat began with an associate of Geoffrey Fieger, an attorney who became famous for representing assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. Fieger plans to challenge Cox in the 2006 election.

Michigan's Attorney General Comes Clean About Affair Mike Cox Said Indiscretion Happened Years AgoPOSTED: 2:51 pm EST November 9, 2005 LANSING, Mich. -- Attorney General Mike Cox on Wednesday acknowledged having an affair a number of years ago and accused an associate of trial lawyer Geoffrey Fieger of threatening to expose the indiscretion. Fieger, who won the 1998 Democratic nomination for governor after becoming famous as the attorney for assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, has said he wants to challenge Cox, a Republican, in the 2006 election. Fieger said the person Cox is accusing is not an associate of his....

Fieger to run for attorney general SOUTHFIELD - He's baaack. After several years of maintaining a relatively low profile, wellknown legal eagle Geoffrey Fieger announced Tuesday his intention to run for state attorney general in 2006 on the Democratic ticket. Never one to mince words, Fieger used a news conference at his Southfield office to accuse incumbent Attorney General Mike Cox and Republicans in general of bankrupting the state and kowtowing to corporate interests. He singled out Cox, accusing the fi rst-term prosecutor of not doing enough to advance consumer protections and of giving jobs to campaign contributors. "At a...

Fieger says he may try another run for governor 5/4/2005, 9:19 p.m. ET By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN The Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Attorney Geoffrey Fieger says he's thinking of running again for governor, this time against Gov. Jennifer Granholm in next year's Democratic primary. "I would prefer not to do that," Fieger said Wednesday after taping public television's "Off the Record" program. "The only way I would run is if I thought she was going to lose" the 2006 election to a Republican. Fieger, known for his outspokenness and former role as assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian's...

Michigan discipline board dismisses misconduct charge against Fieger 11/23/2004, 12:46 p.m. ET The Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state Attorney Discipline Board has dismissed a charge of professional misconduct filed against Geoffrey Fieger, ruling that punishing his "crude" out-of-court remarks about appeals court judges violates his First Amendment right to free speech. The board voted 5-3 to throw out a complaint lodged against Fieger by the Attorney Grievance Commission. The opinion was published Nov. 8. The charge stems from comments Fieger made while hosting a radio show on Southfield-based WXYT-AM in 1999. He "declared war" on Michigan Court...

Fox News: Well known attorney Geoffery Fieger ( his brother is in the rock band The Knack) will be representing fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills who were pummelled by Indiana Pacers Artest and Jackson. The case will be filed in the morning. Expect a HUGE request for settlement.

Mr. Fieger announced that he would donate $2500.00 as a prize in an essay contest. The contest is for High School Seniors to write an essay about the Michigan Film writer, Michael Moore’s movie “Fahrenheit 9/11". Discussion further around the table about this contest being used through a State office. Further discussion on the rules of the contest. Mr. Fieger pointed out that this movie promotes Michigan in the film and to promote film makers to Michigan and hopefully private funding. Discussion on the issue of private funding. Funding to come from corporate contributions and individual contributions.

Fieger says he will file complaint against four state Supreme Court justices By BREE FOWLER The Associated Press 7/28/2004, 4:52 p.m. ET SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (AP) — Saying that four Michigan Supreme Court justices are determined to take away the people's right to sue, attorney Geoffrey Fieger announced Wednesday his intent to file a complaint with the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission against the justices. The complaint comes just days after a $21 million sexual harassment verdict Fieger won against DaimlerChrysler AG was overturned by the court. During a news conference held at his law offices in Southfield, Fieger accused state Supreme...

Southfield, MI (LifeNews.com) -- In an interview with LifeNews.com, Geoffrey Fieger, said that he is filing the sole wrongful death suit for the family of Tamiia Russell, the 15-year-old Detroit girl who died following an abortion at the WomanCare of Southfield abortion facility. "I am the attorney in the case," Fieger told LifeNews.com. "There can only be one wrongful death suit per case in Michigan, and I am representing the family" Fieger, the attorney who represented assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian, added that Russell's mother and grandmother had retained him as their representative. There has been some dispute as to...