(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas) HOUSTON - A criminal defense attorney in Houston has been ordered to prison for 15 years following his convictions on 18 counts to include conspiracy, obstruction of justice, money laundering, conspiracy to commit money laundering and failure to file tax returns, announced United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Abraham Moses Fisch, 56, was convicted by a jury May 27, 2015, following a 15-day trial and approximately 14 hours of deliberations. Today, U.S. District Judge Lee H. Rosenthal, who presided over the trial, handed Fisch a total sentence of 180 months in federal prison. He must also forfeit $1.15 million and...
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