Stephen Snyder律师,77岁,因试图从马里兰州一家医院勒索2500万美元而被定罪。 Lawyer Stephen Snyder, 77, convicted of attempting to extort $25 million from a Maryland hospital.

Stephen Snyder,77岁,医疗渎职律师,在由他本人代理的审判后,因试图敲诈和其他罪名被定罪。 Stephen Snyder, 77, a medical malpractice lawyer, was convicted of attempted extortion and other charges after a trial where he represented himself. Snyder威胁要用2 500万美元发起一场反对马里兰大学医疗系统的媒体宣传运动。 Snyder threatened to launch a media campaign against the University of Maryland Medical System for $25 million. 罪名成立后,他现在希望他的备用律师接管,理由是他自己没有能力有效地处理辩护问题。 Found guilty, he now wants his standby counsel to take over, citing his own incompetence to handle his defense effectively.