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Attorney Joshua Nass Indicted for $500K Extortion Scheme

4/24/2026

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Attorney Joshua Nass was indicted on six extortion counts in Brooklyn federal court.
Prosecutors allege Nass hired a person to threaten a former client and the client’s son to extract $500,000.
Nass was arrested in March after investigators linked him to the intimidation scheme.
Lobbying records show Nass represented nursing-home owner Joseph Schwartz in seeking a pardon that U.S. President Donald Trump granted on November 14.

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Attorney Joshua Nass was indicted on six extortion counts in Brooklyn federal court.
Prosecutors allege Nass hired a person to threaten a former client and the client’s son to extract $500,000.
Nass was arrested in March after investigators linked him to the intimidation scheme.
Lobbying records show Nass represented nursing-home owner Joseph Schwartz in seeking a pardon that U.S. President Donald Trump granted on November 14.