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Ackerman Pays $142,000 in Legal Fees

By Jennifer Yachnin
Posted October 15, 2010 at 1:38pm

Correction Appended

Correction: Oct. 15, 2010

The article incorrectly stated that Rep. Gary Ackerman owned stock in Xenonics Inc. at the time he arranged a meeting between the defense contracting firm and Israeli officials. Ackerman’s attorney said he did not invest in that company until about one year after that meeting took place.

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