Karlsfield,VT—A prominent criminal defense law firm is being investigated after an unnamed source contacted state authorities alleging that the firm had people on retainer who would take the fall for clients charged with a crime.

The law firm of Mhirete and Pruitt, a well-known and practically unbeatable defense firm in northernVermont, is being investigated by the Vermont Bar Association for allegedly paying people to admit to crimes they didn’t commit so the firm’s clients can go free.

“Maybe we do, and maybe we don’t,” said senior partner Ray Mhirete. “Maybe we got the idea after seeing an article on a professional witness, and maybe we didn’t. Who knows? Better yet, who can prove it?”

Mhirete said his firm has nothing to hide and is cooperating completely with the probe. “I’m not going to sit here and tell you we don’t hire out individuals on a contract basis that might help some of our clients avoid jail time,” Mhirete said. “And I’m not going to sit here and say we do.”

But whether they do or don’t, the firm has had a phenomenal track record in defending their high profile clients the past five years. Not one client with an annual income of more than $3 million has seen jail time.

“It’s really quite a set-up,” said the source. “Some rich guy comes in, accused of money laundering or manslaughter or something, and for the right price, Mhirete and his firm ‘miraculously’ find the guy who really did it, the person admits to it in court or to the cops, and the rich guy goes home after writing a nice check to the firm.”

The source said it’s shocking how often people leave jail and then immediately commit a white collar crime just weeks after getting out. Moreover, nine times out of ten it’s Mhirete and Pruitt’s clients who are exonerated when these “actual” criminals are found and brought to justice.

But Mhirete said his firm and staff are just that good.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if our crack team of investigators found the person who really did this soon,” Mhirete said. “I bet it’s only a matter of time before we can show the bar association the attorney or whoever, who committed this horrible misdeed. Maybe next week they’ll be found and confess. Maybe next Wednesday around noon. Maybe.”

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