Pauley dismissed the 2011 convictions of Guerin, Daugerdas and Field after finding that a juror lied repeatedly about her background, hiding the fact that she was a suspended attorney and an alcoholic in an effort to make herself “more marketable” as a juror.
Pauley let Parse’s conviction stand after ruling that his lawyers failed to disclose information they had about the juror. He sentenced Parse to 3 1/2 years in prison. Today, the judge said he wondered why the government hadn’t taken legal action against the juror.
Jenkens & Gilchrist avoided prosecution in March 2007 by admitting it developed and marketed tax shelters that generated more than $1 billion in phony losses. The firm shut after reaching the non-prosecution agreement. About 600 lawyers lost their jobs or moved to other firms.
The case is U.S. v. Daugerdas, 09-cr-00581, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).