They are not above the law,” Maryland U.S. Attorney Robert K. Hur said in a statement after the indictment became public Friday morning. Ravenell and Treem practiced law at the same firm in the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2016, Treem began representing Ravenell in connection with a federal grand jury investigation into Ravenell’s work. As part of the investigation, federal agents searched the law offices of both Ravenell and Treem, of Goldstein Brown & Levy. In one instance, prosecutors say, Treem and Gordon met with a former client of Ravenell’s, who was a potential witness against Ravenell.

Source: Washington Post December 18, 2020 14:15 UTC