Judge Berman is who sent Dinesh D'Souza down the river:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_M._Berman#United_States_v._D'Souza United States v. D'Souza Berman served as the judge in the Dinesh D'Souza campaign finance case in May 2014. On the eve of trial, D'Souza pleaded guilty to campaign finance violations, i.e., arranging "straw donors," and was sentenced in September 2014 to five years of probation, 8 months at a community control center, a $30,000 fine and community service.[31]