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To: J.B.C. who wrote (158208)	7/6/2001 9:05:27 AM
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New tactic for guilty politicians......Ex-congressman plans insanity defense in fraud case July 5, 2001 Posted: 2:50 PM EDT (1850 GMT) PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- An ex-congressman charged with swindling banks and clients out of $10 million plans to plead innocent by reason of insanity. An attorney for former U.S. Rep. Edward M. Mezvinsky filed notice Tuesday in U.S. District Court of an intent to raise a mental health defense in the case. EXTRA INFORMATION FindLaw: Criminal indictment of former U.S. congressman Edward M. Mezvinsky (PDF) Attorney Mark E. Cedrone told U.S. District Judge Stuart Dalzell in the filing that Mezvinsky would raise the insanity defense based on a long history of mental illness and said his client's conduct can be explained as "a classic textbook illustration of manic phase bipolar disorder."