Crime & Public Safety
Georgia attorney on Trump’s team faced scrutiny in payback scheme
Attorney Andrew Ekonomou of Atlanta had been part of a small team of attorneys helping Jay Sekulow, a personal attorney for Trump, in matters about special counsel Robert Muellers investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
March 29, 2018
The 69-year-old Georgia attorney now serving on President Donald Trump’s legal team has an impressive resume that spans four decades. But during recent work as a prosecutor, Andrew Ekonomou found himself in the middle of controversy because of his earnings.
Ekonomou and his attorney brother-in-law, Michael Lambros, received big payouts from money seized in gambling investigations.
Both Ekonomou and Lambros were contracted to work for several district attorneys and targeted businesses accused of allowing illegal gambling on coin-operated machines. The two seized assets while prosecuting the cases and were paid so-called “contingency fees” from those assets.
Read more about Ekonomou and the payment controversy on myajc.com.
