Kousha Berokim - Attorney Attorney Kousha Berokim Charged with 18 Felonies in San Francisco for Allegedly Ripping Off Small Businesses Beverly Hills California
San Francisco Superior Court Criminal Case Number CRI-22004819
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced Thursday the lodging of 18 felony charges against a Southern California lawyer who allegedly threatened Bay Area small businesses with lawsuits under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Kousha Berokim of the law firm Berokim & Duel in Beverly Hills allegedly told the business owners that he represented a blind client and would sue the businesses for website accessibility violations if they did not pay him, prosecutors said.
Berokim's statements were false, according to the District Attorney's Office, because he had no actual intent to sue and in fact did not sue the businesses who refused to pay him.