Plaintiffs typically simultaneously plead violations of each statute because the remedies are cumulative.
Barely two months after Mr. Boesky pleaded guilty to securities violations, "judge shopping" by plea-bargainers was curbed.
One smuggler served a prison sentence after pleading guilty to customs violations.
Were some of the felonies to which he pleaded guilty technical violations of securities law, as Mr. Fischel charges?
He pleaded guilty to two counts of first degree murder, reckless endangerment, statutory sexual assault and firearms violations.
They pleaded not guilty to charges of robbery and extortion conspiracy and to civil rights violations for the illegal searches and seizures.
The testimony came during sentencing hearings for Mr. Milken after he pleaded guilty to a range of securities violations.
Mr. Butler and Mr. Jackson have both pleaded guilty to federal weapons violations.
Flanagan pleaded guilty in 1993 to indecent assault and civil rights violations, and subsequently was sentenced to four years in prison.
Mr. Leffler, who was forced out last year by term limits, would not say whether he was planning to plead guilty to any campaign finance violations.
