The federal judge overseeing the Swiss banks settlement issued a rare public rebuke of a figure in the debate. Judge Edward Korman of the U.S. District Court of Eastern New York blasted lawyer and novelist Thane Rosenbaum, who he charged “promoted a campaign of misinformation” during his April testimony in Korman’s courtroom on the $1.25 billion settlement, the Forward reported.
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