Thomas C. Goldstein, a prominent lawyer in Chevy Chase who argued multiple cases in front of the Supreme Court, was sentenced to six years in federal prison and convicted of tax evasion and mortgage fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
He co-founded the website SCOTUSblog.
Goldstein was the owner of Goldstein & Russell, P.C., a small law firm focused on defending a lower court’s verdict in a higher court like the Supreme Court. According to the DOJ, he was also a frequent gambler…