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Why did a prominent lawyer and his associate perjure themselves in the case of a perjuror whose crime had incalculably benefited the Communist Party?

Last January, a New York lawyer named R. Lawrence Siegel stood in the ruins of his career. He had been convicted on grave charges: three counts of obstructing justice and four of perjury during a grand jury investigation. Conviction brought automatic disbarment, and upon his subsequent sentencing, he was fined $2,000 and put on a year’s probation in lieu of a prison term.

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Why did a prominent lawyer and his associate perjure themselves in the case of a perjuror whose crime had incalculably benefited the Communist Party?

Last January, a New York lawyer named R. Lawrence Siegel stood in the ruins of his career. He had been convicted on grave charges: three counts of obstructing justice and four of perjury during a grand jury investigation. Conviction brought automatic disbarment, and upon his subsequent sentencing, he was fined $2,000 and put on a year’s probation in lieu of a prison term.