All posts tagged "lawyer theft"
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382Lawyer ComplaintsFifth Circuit Solicitor Suspended, Sentenced and Convicted for Abusing a Line of Credit
United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced that Daniel Edward Johnson, former Fifth Circuit Solicitor was sentenced to one year and one...
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2.0KEditors ChoiceDisbarred, Jailed, Reinstated and Now Partially Probated for the Same Tricks, This Connected Con Artist Lawyer is A Prime Example of What’s Wrong with the Texas Legal Profession
Married to a judge, Bishop was a behind-the-scenes power in deciding who would get on the bench and stay there; in return...
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1.7KEditors ChoiceTexas Bankruptcy Lawyer Finches $88k in Client Funds and Is Not in Jail nor Disbarred
On July 6, 2020, Richard Otto Habermann agreed to a five-year partially probated suspension, 6 months active, remainder probated.
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2.0KEditors ChoiceLyin’ Georgia Lawyer Dipped into Government Cash and Ends Up with a 2 Year Jail Sentence
Carla B. Gaines, an attorney formerly licensed in Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing client money and lying about...
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2.4KFederal LawTwo Texans Get 5 Years Each for Theft of $25,000 in Iowa. Iowa Attorney Gets Zero Jail Time, No Felony Record and Keeps her Law License for $100,000 theft.
The two Texans were arrested June 11 after employees at Sioux City's Scheels store saw them making suspicious purchases on a credit...
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2.8KFederal LawLawyer Meyer Suspended in Iowa for Fraudulent Billing in Excess of $100k in Attorney Fees. Citizen Jacobs Wrote Bad Checks for $1,100 and was Sentenced to 5 Years Jail
Lawyers Above the Law: It's very disheartening when you read articles about lawyer theft by overbilling attorney fees and they are given...
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