The intended victim was to give evidence in a barratry case against the lawyer, Paul Andrews, over allegations that Mr Andrews had paid a ‘case runner’ to get personal injury cases referred to his firm. Also charged in the barratry case was a second lawyer, Keith Gould, a colleague of Mr Andrews’. If convicted, Mr Andrews could face up to 95 years in jail and a fine of up to US$10,000. Source: ABA and KSAT
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