Department Of Justice Dismisses All Charges Against Stockman, Barnaba, And Co-Defendants

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York dismissed all criminal charges yesterday against former OMB Director David Stockman and his co-defendants. Paul Barnaba, one of the co-defendants, is my client. I will post some extended thoughts on this prosecution at a future time. Here for now is David Glovin’s Bloomberg News story and my law firm’s press release. Below is a statement that Adrienne Urrutia Wisenberg and I put out on behalf of Paul Barnaba.

“It is always a victory when justice is served as it was, eventually, in this case. When the headlines fade, and participants move on to their next case, Paul Barnaba will be left to pick up the pieces of his life. We are overjoyed for Paul, but we also acknowledge the toll this process has taken on him. Our Constitution is supposed to protect the innocent, and even though the eventual outcome of the case was correct, the public likely has no idea what sort of devastation an accusation like this can cause to an ordinary individual. Paul Barnaba is 39 years old. He was a salaried employee at Collins & Aikman. He had no stock options or ownership interest in the company. The investigation and indictment cost him virtually everything—his peace of mind for years of his life, his profession, and, until today, his faith in a system that is supposed to be built on the presumption of innocence.”