Peter E. Fleming Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetPeter E. Fleming Jr.
American lawyer
Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1929
Place of Birth: Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, United States
Date of Death: 14-Jan-2009
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Peter E. Fleming Jr.
- Peter E.
- Fleming Jr.
- (August 18, 1929 – January 14, 2009) was a criminal-defense lawyer known for his A-list roster of clients.Peter Fleming Jr.
- was a defense attorney on a highly controversial case known as the "Vesco Trial" United States V.
- John Mitchell and Maurice Stans.
- The trial stated that John Mitchell and Maurice Stans had been involved in fraudulent activity involving Robert Vesco, a shady financier.
- The belief was that both Mitchell and Stans had promised to aid Vesco in avoiding the Department of Justice if he donated $200,000 to the Committee to Re-Elect the President during Richard Nixon's second bid for office. John Mitchell, former Attorney General, was defended by Peter Fleming Jr.
- after a year of investigation and litigation both Maurice Stans and John Mitchell were acquitted in 1974.
- It was a miraculous turn out and earned Peter Fleming a stable career as a defense attorney.
- Mitchell was eventually re-indicted and served time in prison.
- Maurice Stans was released from all charges until 1975, he was convicted of obstruction of justice after which he paid a $5,000 fine. The Vesco trial gave Peter Fleming Jr.
- immense credibility and established his career having successfully defended a former attorney general of the United States.
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