Lawyer to Admit Hiding Knowledge of Stock Scam New York Law Journal by Jordan Weissman Federal prosecutors filed a plea agreement Wednesday with a New York-based businessman and lawyer charged with lying to federal investigators about his knowledge of a fraudulent stock sale. Robert S. Brown agreed to plead guilty to obstruction of justice for hiding what he knew about a “pump and dump” scheme involving an unnamed investment firm in Newport Beach, Calif. According to documents filed at the U.S. District Court for the... read full review »