History of Marsh litigation
Details about charges and trials Reprints
MISDEMEANOR CHARGES were dismissed for several individuals who pleaded guilty and cooperated with investigators:
■ Patricia Abrams, former ACE Casualty Risk assistant vp;
■ Kevin Bott, former assistant vp with Liberty International Underwriters' excess casualty division in New York;
■ Maryann Brainard-Baret, formerly with Marsh Inc.
■ John Keenan, former underwriter with a New York-based excess casualty unit of Zurich American Insurance Co.;
■ Jason Monteforte, a former Marsh broker;
■ George Niccolai, formerly with Marsh.
FELONY CHARGES were reduced to misdemeanors and likely will be dismissed for other cooperating individuals:
■ James Spiegel, former Zurich North America senior underwriter and manager of the insurer's specialty excess casualty division;
■ Robert Stearns, former Marsh senior vp;
■ Kathryn Winter, former Marsh managing director and broker in the excess casualty operations of the global broking unit.
■ William Gilman, former Marsh managing director;
■ Edward J. McNenney, former Marsh managing director.
Both convicted in February 2008 of violating New York's antitrust law; acquitted of 20 other charges. Sentenced to 16 weekends in jail and fined. Sentences stayed pending appeal.
■ Joseph Peiser, former managing director and head of Marsh's global broking excess casualty unit;
■ Greg J. Doherty, former Marsh senior vp and ACE USA local broking coordinator team leader;
■ Kathleen M. Drake, former Marsh managing director and local broking coordinator team leader.
Found not guilty in October 2009 of scheme to defraud and restraint of trade charges.
■ Thomas T. Green Jr., former Marsh senior vp;
■ William L. McBurnie, former Marsh senior vp;
■ Geri Mandel, former senior vp at Zurich American Insurance Co.
Judge James Yates dismissed all charges in November 2009 prior to their scheduled trial.
