Blackstone Manager’s Father-in-Law Wins Pretrial Bail
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Stuart Ross, accused of trying to extort money from his son-in-law, Blackstone Group LP Senior Managing Director David Blitzer, told a New York state judge he wants to represent himself at his trial.
Ross was indicted for grand larceny and attempted grand larceny in 2008 with co-defendant Stuart Jackson, his former lawyer. Both pleaded not guilty. State Supreme Court Justice Bonnie Wittner, who held Ross without bail last month, said he can act as his own attorney and that he can be released if he posts a $200,000 bond.