USA v. O'Donnell

2:08-cr-00872

March 06, 2012
LA Atty Gets 60 Days For Edwards Campaign Donations

A California federal judge on Monday approved a deal that will allow prominent Los Angeles attorney Pierce O'Donnell, accused of illegal campaign contributions to former Sen. John Edwards, to keep his license, though he will spend 60 days in prison.
February 23, 2012
CORRECTED: LA Atty Still Seeks Prison For Edwards Donations

Prominent Los Angeles attorney Pierce O'Donnell, who pled guilty last fall to funneling illegal campaign contributions to former Sen. John Edwards, joined prosecutors Wednesday in asking a federal judge to sentence him to 60 days in prison.
January 17, 2012
Atty In Edwards Case Should Go To School, Not Jail: Judge

A California federal judge on Tuesday said Pierce O'Donnell — the prominent Los Angeles attorney accused of funneling illegal campaign contributions to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 presidential campaign — should be forced to lecture law students on ethics rather than go to prison.
November 14, 2011
Plea Deal Collapses In John Edwards Campaign Case

A California federal judge upended Pierce O'Donnell's criminal plea agreement Monday when he refused to sentence the prominent litigator to prison for funneling illegal contributions to Sen. John Edward's 2004 presidential campaign, prompting federal prosecutors to push the case to trial.

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