Two Youngstown lawyers plead guilty to charges in federal court

YOUNGSTOWN — Two downtown Youngstown lawyers pleaded guilty in federal court in Cleveland this afternoon to a charge contained in an information filed last week by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Atty. Neal Atway pleaded guilty to conspiracy against rights; and his law partner, Atty. Scott Cochran, pleaded guilty to misbehavior in the presence of the court.

Chief U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. will sentence them Jan. 12.

The monthlong trial of Atway and Cochran on extortion and obstruction of justice charges ended in a mistrial earlier this year.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office had said it intended to retry the lawyers, but then filed the information containing the charges to which Atway and Cochran pleaded guilty.

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