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of him and his wife. A Jury found Clem "not guilty" on all counts. The
Schnitts subsequently refused to pay the remainder of their attorneys’ fees, after paying roughly $ 1 million. In March 2016, a jury partially sided with the Schnitts’ former legal firm and awarded the firm an additional $
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