Lawyer accused of using funding from clients to fuel gambling addiction

A Manhattan Beach, California, lawyer has been disbarred for stealing $116K from clients to gamble on before pretending to have terminal cancer.

According to the court, the suspect would frequently empty his personal bank account and start spending the money entrusted to him by his clients as soon as he got it. Then, in an attempt to hide his wrongdoing, he made up the fictitious illness, according to court documents.

 

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A Manhattan Beach lawyer was disbarred for embezzling $116K from clients to fuel a gambling habit. Court documents revealed that he regularly drained his personal account and used client funds as soon as they were received. To cover up his theft, he fabricated a story about having terminal cancer. This deception highlights both the financial misconduct and the extreme measures taken to avoid accountability, ultimately leading to his disbarment.