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Last week, Mr. Minkow's attorney, Alvin Entin , said that Mr. Minkow had negotiated a deal to plead guilty to one charge of trading on nonpublic information.

Barry Minkow To Be Charged with Conspiracy Robbie Whelan 2011

Jonathan Entin, a law and political science professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, said a drawn-out confirmation battle would hurt the GOP.

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Around the same time, Mr. Minkow bought about $20,000 in options on Lennar stock, betting that the company's shares would fall, Mr. Entin said.

Minkow to Plead Guilty in Lennar Insider-Trading Case Robbie Whelan 2011

Lennar declined to comment except to confirm, through its attorney the details of Mr. Minkow's plea deal, as described to them by Mr. Entin.

Barry Minkow To Be Charged with Conspiracy Robbie Whelan 2011

The charge, as well as the information released by prosecutors, will "be part and parcel of a conspiracy to depreciate the stock of Lennar by making false allegations concerning Lennar," Mr. Entin said.

Barry Minkow To Be Charged with Conspiracy Robbie Whelan 2011

Alvin Entin of Entin & Della Fera in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., confirmed by phone Wednesday that his client, Mr. Minkow, had reached an "agreement in principle" with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida, and that his client will plead guilty to a count of trading on nonpublic information.

Minkow to Plead Guilty in Lennar Insider-Trading Case Robbie Whelan 2011

Alvin Entin , Mr. Minkow's lawyer, said he expects the sentence to be shortened by at least two years in return for providing testimony and documents as part of an ongoing joint investigation by the U.S. attorney's office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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"Sometimes you begin to believe your own press, that you're a genius and you can do no wrong," said Alvin Entin , Mr. Minkow's attorney.

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Not Saying He Lied "He's not pleading guilty to having made up info, he's not pleading guilty to extortion and he's not pleading guilty to having lied about Lennar," Mr. Entin said.

Minkow to Plead Guilty in Lennar Insider-Trading Case Robbie Whelan 2011

Mr. Minkow plans to plead guilty to the conspiracy charge next week, Mr. Entin said, and could serve up to five years in prison, though Mr. Entin said his client would likely only serve 15 to 24 months in prison.

Barry Minkow To Be Charged with Conspiracy Robbie Whelan 2011