'Jailhouse Lawyer' Gets 16½ Years For Defrauding Inmates

By Pete Brush ( September 25, 2025, 2:23 PM EDT) -- A Manhattan federal judge sentenced a recidivist fraudster to 16½ years in prison Thursday, saying the "jailhouse lawyer" cheated inmates out of at least $550,000 by getting them to pay for unauthorized legal filings and calling him an "incorrigible" con man....

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