Law360, New York (June 03, 2008, 12:00 AM ET) -- A Maryland tax lien agent has agreed to plead guilty to bid-rigging auctions in several Maryland counties and to pay a $750,000 criminal fine, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors filed a one-count felony charge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Tuesday, charging Steven L. Berman with participating in a plot to rig bids submitted to cities and counties in Maryland for tax liens.
The plea agreement still must be approved by the district court.
Berman's lawyer, Stephen J....
Maryland Tax Lien Agent Pleads Guilty To Bid-Rigging
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