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Two former Wedtech Corp. associates bilked the now-bankrupt and scandal-ridden Bronx, N.Y., defense contractor of $315,000 more than originally believed through fraudulent billings, the company charged. An expanded lawsuit brought to $1,455,000 the amount of money the two--W. Franklyn Chinn and R. Kent London--allegedly embezzled from Wedtech through fraudulent consulting, travel and entertainment charges. Chinn has been at the center of the Wedtech influence-buying scandal that brought Atty.

E. Robert Wallach, a close associate of former Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III, was sentenced Monday to six years in prison and fined $250,000 for racketeering and fraud in the Wedtech scandal. U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, calling Wallach's conduct "sickening," also ordered the San Francisco lawyer to forfeit $425,000 that the jury found he had received illegally from the New York-based defense firm. The judge gave two of his convicted associates, former Wedtech consultants R.

Former U.S. Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III testified in New York that his longtime friend and former lawyer E. Robert Wallach never sought preferential treatment for the Wedtech Corp. Meese also testified at Wallach's racketeering trial that Wallach never asked him to intervene in the investigation of the now-defunct military contractor.

E. Robert Wallach, a close associate of former Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III, was convicted Tuesday of racketeering and fraud charges in the Wedtech scandal. Wallach was acquitted of a separate racketeering conspiracy charge by a New York federal court jury. Two associates--W. Franklyn Chinn of San Francisco and R. Kent London of Honolulu--were convicted on racketeering, racketeering conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with payments they received from Wedtech Corp.

A federal judge Monday set a Jan. 3 trial date for three men charged with racketeering in the Wedtech Corp. scandal, ensuring that potentially embarrassing testimony about the bankrupt defense contractor will not be given until after the presidential election. Prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Richard Owen for an earlier date, but the defense said it needed more time and one defense attorney said he would be tied up in other trials until early December. The defendants are attorney E.

The new managers of bankrupt Wedtech Corp. Tuesday filed an $11-million lawsuit against Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III's financial consultant, W. Franklyn Chinn, charging he conspired to defraud the Bronx-based military contractor by submitting false invoices to collect over a million dollars in unearned consulting fees. The suit names another former Wedtech consultant, Dr. R. Kent London, as a participant in the scheme.

E. Robert Wallach, a close associate of former Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III, was convicted Tuesday of racketeering and fraud charges in the Wedtech scandal. Wallach was acquitted of a separate racketeering conspiracy charge by a New York federal court jury. Two associates--W. Franklyn Chinn of San Francisco and R. Kent London of Honolulu--were convicted on racketeering, racketeering conspiracy and fraud charges in connection with payments they received from Wedtech Corp.

James C. McKay, the independent counsel investigating the ties of Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III to scandal-plagued Wedtech Corp., secretly urged Friday that Meese's former financial adviser be jailed immediately for refusing to release foreign bank account records needed in the influence-peddling inquiry. McKay's plea to back up a contempt of court finding with an indefinite jail sentence for former Meese adviser W. Franklyn Chinn was submitted under seal to the U.S.

E. Robert Wallach, a close associate of former Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III, was sentenced Monday to six years in prison and fined $250,000 for racketeering and fraud in the Wedtech scandal. U.S. District Judge Richard Owen, calling Wallach's conduct "sickening," also ordered the San Francisco lawyer to forfeit $425,000 that the jury found he had received illegally from the New York-based defense firm. The judge gave two of his convicted associates, former Wedtech consultants R.

A former lawyer for Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III and Meese's former investment adviser were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury here on charges of racketeering, mail and wire fraud and conspiring to defraud the United States in actions related to their work for Wedtech Corp. The indictment--returned by a grand jury under the direction of U.S. Atty. Rudolph W. Giuliani--says that E. Robert Wallach, Meese's former attorney, had sought to influence Meese on behalf of now-defunct Wedtech.

Former U.S. Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III testified in New York that his longtime friend and former lawyer E. Robert Wallach never sought preferential treatment for the Wedtech Corp. Meese also testified at Wallach's racketeering trial that Wallach never asked him to intervene in the investigation of the now-defunct military contractor.

A federal judge Monday set a Jan. 3 trial date for three men charged with racketeering in the Wedtech Corp. scandal, ensuring that potentially embarrassing testimony about the bankrupt defense contractor will not be given until after the presidential election. Prosecutors asked U.S. District Judge Richard Owen for an earlier date, but the defense said it needed more time and one defense attorney said he would be tied up in other trials until early December. The defendants are attorney E.

A former lawyer for Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III and Meese's former investment adviser were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury here on charges of racketeering, mail and wire fraud and conspiring to defraud the United States in actions related to their work for Wedtech Corp. The indictment--returned by a grand jury under the direction of U.S. Atty. Rudolph W. Giuliani--says that E. Robert Wallach, Meese's former attorney, had sought to influence Meese on behalf of now-defunct Wedtech.

James C. McKay, the independent counsel investigating the ties of Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III to scandal-plagued Wedtech Corp., secretly urged Friday that Meese's former financial adviser be jailed immediately for refusing to release foreign bank account records needed in the influence-peddling inquiry. McKay's plea to back up a contempt of court finding with an indefinite jail sentence for former Meese adviser W. Franklyn Chinn was submitted under seal to the U.S.

Two former Wedtech Corp. associates bilked the now-bankrupt and scandal-ridden Bronx, N.Y., defense contractor of $315,000 more than originally believed through fraudulent billings, the company charged. An expanded lawsuit brought to $1,455,000 the amount of money the two--W. Franklyn Chinn and R. Kent London--allegedly embezzled from Wedtech through fraudulent consulting, travel and entertainment charges. Chinn has been at the center of the Wedtech influence-buying scandal that brought Atty.

The new managers of bankrupt Wedtech Corp. Tuesday filed an $11-million lawsuit against Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III's financial consultant, W. Franklyn Chinn, charging he conspired to defraud the Bronx-based military contractor by submitting false invoices to collect over a million dollars in unearned consulting fees. The suit names another former Wedtech consultant, Dr. R. Kent London, as a participant in the scheme.

Jurors in the New York trial of attorney E. Robert Wallach on racketeering charges were unable to reach a verdict after a fourth day of deliberations and one juror was dismissed because of illness, prompting defense attorneys to call for a mistrial. U.S. District Judge Richard Owen denied the mistrial motion and instructed the 11 remaining jurors to continue their deliberations today. Wallach, 55, a close friend of former U.S. Atty. Gen.

Two former Wedtech Corp. associates bilked the bankrupt and scandal-ridden Bronx defense contractor of $315,000 through fraudulent consulting, travel and entertainment billings, the company charged today. One of the two men, W. Franklyn Chinn, has been at the center of the Wedtech influence-buying scandal that has brought Atty. Gen. Edwin Meese III under investigation and Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) under indictment.