All posts tagged "trust account"
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1.3KJudgesFlorida Judge Deborah Ford-Kraus Removed from the Bench for Dishonesty and Fraud
The JQC determined that Ford-Kaus’s conduct demonstrated a present unfitness to hold judicial office. Accordingly, the JQC recommended that Ford-Kaus be removed...
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3.2KEditors 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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5.5K10Editors ChoiceHouston Lawyer JL Sadick Transfers $1M out of Escrow Account is Sued. Where’s The Dosh?
Houston attorney JL Sadick hit with a federal lawsuit alleging he mishandled more than $1 million in escrow funds in a botched...
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2.1KEditors ChoiceLawyers Using Client Monies Like a Personal ATM is a Nationwide Virus and One that Needs to Be Stopped by Jailing these Rogue Attorneys
Lawyer Stewart D. Pollak misappropriated funds while acting as an escrow agent in a turnover proceeding, according to the panel. Entrusted with...
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5.4KLaws In TexasTexas Lawyer Chris Hartman Finally Disbarred After Becoming State Witness to Prevent Going to Jail for Theft
A Sweetwater attorney who was an unindicted co-conspirator with John Young and Ray Zapata in the forgery, theft and money laundering trial...
