Bloomberg Law
Sept. 12, 2019, 6:07 PM UTC

Felix Sater Extortion Bid Gets New York Lawyer Suspended

Martina Barash
Martina Barash
Reporter

A lawyer who obtained sealed documents to try and extort a settlement from a former business associate of President Trump has been suspended for a year, according to a New York appeals court.

The documents stemmed from Felix Sater’s conviction on federal racketeering charges in 2000.

Attorney Frederick M. Oberlander also directed “relentless insults and attacks” against federal judges involved in his client’s fraud lawsuit against Sater, where he was using the documents, according to the New York Appellate Division.

Sater is a New York real estate developer who proposed the Trump Tower Moscow project as a way to help ...

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