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Then and now, he lied the way Israeli leaders do calling the IDF "the "most moral army in the world," as they slaughter, destroy, plunder, and commit the most unspeakable atrocities against anyone who moves or is held in custody. Kill all the brutes, but if lawyers try exposing them, they, in turn, are targeted by a government determined to convict to warn others not to challenge state power even when it's lawless.
Bergrin's First Bail Hearing - May 2009
As expected, prosecutors lied in arguing for detention pending trial, accusing Bergrin's law firm of being "specifically designed to make money by manipulating the criminal justice system illegally (by) manipulat(ing) witnesses, bribing (them), intimidating (and) killing (them)."
"Mr. Bergrin provided information to assist the hit man in identifying and locating these witness so that they could be killed." An alleged recorded conversation supposedly said he "told the hit man to make the hit look like a home invasion robbery, to put on a ski mask and take all of the money, and that under no circumstances (make it) look like a hit."
"Mr. Bergrin (is also) on one million dollars cash bail in connection with his charges in New York state for money laundering and prostitution."
On November 23, 2009, the AP reported that he plead "not guilty to bribery, drug, (and) prostitution charges." If he's released, "the safety of every single witness in this case will be in jeopardy."
In response, defense attorneys called prosecution charges "exaggerated, unsupported, and completely, completely baseless and untrue." On the contrary, "He has forged a career. And I'll say it - I'll say it as plainly as I can, it has been in so many ways an exemplary career. He has taken cases....that many lawyers, if not most lawyers, would run away from. He has defended people who most lawyers would not even want to know. And he has done it again and again with integrity. He has done it again and again with character."
"He served with character and integrity in the US Army, where he achieved the rank of major. He acted with character and integrity when he served as an assistant district attorney in this county. And he acted again with integrity and character when he prosecuted cases as an assistant United Stated attorney in this district."
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