Ex-Omega Advisors Official Gets Time Served for Bribe Scheme
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A former executive at Omega Advisors Inc., Leon Cooperman’s $6 billion hedge fund, was sentenced to time he already served in prison for joining in an international bribery scheme 15 years ago.
Clayton Lewis, who previously served six days behind bars, won leniency from U.S. District Judge Naomi Buchwald in Manhattan for agreeing to cooperate with the U.S. government’s probe of the case. He was ordered to pay $100 in court costs, Buchwald said today in Manhattan federal court.