"I will give you the right to do anything and everything, but I am telling you this is a scared person. He's already scared. The two discuss a total payment of $10,000 with an initial $3,000 payment, charging papers say, which the confidential witness provided to the feds. Nass then told the man he's paid to physically assault and threaten the client's son for a total of $15,000."
"Rather than honestly representing his client, Joshua Nass allegedly chose to shake him down by hiring an enforcer to extort payment. The FBI prioritizes crushing violent [crimes] and extortion schemes, said James C. Barnacle, assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, in a statement announcing the charges."
Conservative attorney and lobbyist Josh Nass faces federal charges for allegedly attempting to extort $500,000 from a client whose pardon he recently secured from President Trump. According to unsealed charges, Nass hired a man to threaten and physically assault the client's son to force payment. The hired enforcer, a government cooperating witness, recorded conversations with Nass discussing the scheme. Nass allegedly authorized the enforcer to use violence, initially paying $3,000 with promises of additional payments totaling up to $15,000. Court documents identify the victims as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, though details suggest the client may be Joseph Schwartz, convicted of tax crimes related to nursing homes.
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