James G. "Jamie" Perdigao, 46, former partner in the New Orleans law firm Adams and Reese, is expected to plead guilty today to federal charges of stealing some $30 million from the firm and stashing the funds in a Swiss bank account. Perdigao was re-arrested October 15 for allegedly breaking into the law firm's computer system to download documents. He is accused of of embezzling from Adams and Reese's client trust account and was originally arrested in September 2004 on mail fraud charges. In March 2007, Perdigao was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of bank and mail fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. Perdigao launched a counter attack by filing a RICO suit against the law firm charging it as a criminal enterprise.
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Update (11/3/08):
Perdigao pleaded gulity to 30 counts of mail fraud, bank fraud, interstate transportation of stolen funds, money laundering, income tax evasion, filing false income tax returns, obstruction of justice, unlawful computer intrusion and unlawful access to stored communications. He also consented to a forfeiture of approximately $30 million. Perdigao is scheduled to be sentenced on February 11, 2009 and faces as much as 300 years in prison, plus fines of over $8 million, in addition to the $30 million forfeiture.
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