Counsel Switch For 'Jailhouse Lawyer' Comes With Warning

By Pete Brush ( August 20, 2025, 2:54 PM EDT) -- A New York City recidivist fraudster convicted of fleecing inmates' families by charging them for unauthorized legal filings got new counsel on Wednesday, after a Manhattan federal judge said she thinks he is "playing games" ahead of a potentially long sentence....

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