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Prenda Law's Steele sentenced to 5 years in prison for role in $3M shakedown scheme vs online porn downloaders

By Cook County Record | Wednesday, Jul 10, 2019 @ 1:36pm

A former Chicago lawyer, one of the principals at Prenda Law and one of the masterminds behind a scheme to secure millions of dollars in settlements as part of a shakedown scheme targeted at those downloading online porn, has been sentenced to five years in prison.

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