White Collar Crime Prof Blog: Lawyers Who Improperly Take the Client's Escrow Funds

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June 9, 2005

Lawyers Who Improperly Take the Client's Escrow Funds

New York Times has a story titled "When Lawyers Steal the Escrow" that tells the story of a lawyer who has pleaded guilty and is set to be sentenced this week. According to the NYTimes, the Lawyers' Fund in NY has "so far paid $1.9 million of the estimated $3.6 million to $4.7 million" that this lawyer "stole from his clients."(see here)

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