alison heruth-waterbury also takes a deal and gets five years probation.e end, more than 70 investors lose in excess of $5.5 million in the "d.h.s." scam. >> who doesn't want a piece of hollywood at just the cost of a dollar a share? medawar was extraordinarily, uh, good at what he did. he was a consummate con man. >> the downfall of joseph medawar sent shock waves throughout washington dc, where he first pitched the "d.h.s." project. critics of congressman dana rohrabacher have charged that he helped medawar gain access to the president. it's a charge he denies. >> i mean, that's-that's ridiculous. ha-ha-ha! no, i never got him in to see president bush. >> well, as often happens in politics, when you pay $5,000 or $10,000 at a political fundraising event, you can oftentimes have your photograph taken with-with the president, and, uh, mr. medawar did that. >> following medawar's guilty plea, the congressman gives back the $23,000 joseph medawar paid him for the "baja" script. >> i'm sorry that people were hurt. and i, uh, that's why i gave back any money t