Conservative attorney and lobbyist Josh Nass faces federal charges for allegedly attempting to extort $500,000 from a client whose pardon he recently secured from President Trump. According to unsealed charges, Nass hired a man to threaten and physically assault the client's son to force payment. The hired enforcer, a government cooperating witness, recorded conversations with Nass discussing the scheme. Nass allegedly authorized the enforcer to use violence, initially paying $3,000 with promises of additional payments totaling up to $15,000. Court documents identify the victims as John Doe 1 and John Doe 2, though details suggest the client may be Joseph Schwartz, convicted of tax crimes related to nursing homes.
"I will give you the right to do anything and everything, but I am telling you this is a scared person. He's already scared. The two discuss a total payment of $10,000 with an initial $3,000 payment, charging papers say, which the confidential witness provided to the feds. Nass then told the man he's paid to physically assault and threaten the client's son for a total of $15,000."
"Rather than honestly representing his client, Joshua Nass allegedly chose to shake him down by hiring an enforcer to extort payment. The FBI prioritizes crushing violent [crimes] and extortion schemes, said James C. Barnacle, assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York Field Office, in a statement announcing the charges."
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