Lawyer for Osama bin Laden's son-in-law pleads guilty to impeding IRS
SYRACUSE -- The New York lawyer who represented Osama bin Laden's son-in-law has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of impeding the IRS.
Stanley Cohen, charged with underreporting cash payments from clients, said the trial and appeals would have been a "tremendous" financial burden, although he now could face up to 18 months in prison when he's sentenced Aug. 21. He'll remain free until then.
Cohen pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Syracuse.
Federal prosecutors say Cohen didn't report cash payments totaling $35,000 he received in 2008 and 2010.
He says federal authorities filed the charges in retaliation for his criminal defense work, which has included representing people charged with terrorism.
Cohen represented bin Laden's son-in-law, who was convicted March 26 in Manhattan for his role as al-Qaida's chief spokesman.
-- AP
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