Salma Khalifa
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According to United States Department of Justice Press Release: “The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a consent decree imposing a permanent injunction barring two individuals and two companies that transmitted massive volumes of fraudulent robocalls from conveying any telephone calls into the U.S. telephone system.” The couple subject of the ban are represented by Hecht Partners LLP; the law firm is a spin-off of Pierce Bainbridge. John M. Pierce, the Pierce Bainbridge founder, represents Kyle Rittenhouse in connection with double-murder charges and was integrally involved in the formation of the #FightbackFoundation.
The Foundation is being utilized to collect donations for the Rittenhouse double-murder defense and other causes. “Affiliated” law firms are permitted to benefit from the funds. Hecht Partners would presumably meet that threshold:
all six partners were partners at Pierce Bainbridge;
David L. Hecht, the Hecht Partners boss, has represented in court that he is still “affiliated” with his former firm;
Hecht Partners say it is “successor counsel” to Pierce Bainbridge in a major case; and
Hecht Partners has also stepped into another case in which Pierce Bainbridge was previously involved.
“Massive Financial Losses to the Elderly”
The DOJ press release contains several disheartening passages, using words such as “fraud,” “reckless indifference,” “imposter,” “scam,” and perhaps most concerning: “These calls led to massive financial losses to elderly and other vulnerable victims throughout the United States.”
According to Law360, “Theodor Bruening of Hecht Partners LLP, counsel for the [barred couple said] on Wednesday that the consent decree included no admission of wrongdoing and said his clients entered the agreement out of ‘practicality and economics.’”
The #Fightback Foundation
John M. Pierce is the former boss of the the individuals who now lead Hecht Partners. Pierce was involved in setting up the #Fightback Foundationand has been involved in soliciting donations.