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Dead Man’s House Stolen With Help From Bucks County Attorney, Now Sentenced To Prison: DOJ
A Bucks County attorney who took part in a scheme to steal a house from a dead man’s family and filed false claims in federal court is headed to prison, the FBI announced on Tuesday, May 6.
Alan Kane, 60, of Jamison, was sentenced to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, according to US Attorney David Metcalf. He must also pay $160,072 in restitution and a $1,000 fine, as ordered by U.S. District Court Judge Michael M. Baylson on Monday, April 28.
A federal jury convicted Kane in September of two counts of bankruptcy fraud, one count of filing a fals…
Suspended Garfield Lawyer Pocketed $90,000 Of Clients' Money For Himself, Authorities Charge
A Garfield attorney swiped $90,000 from two clients in real estate deals while he suspended from practicing law, said authorities who arrested him.
Alfred Ramos, 38, “received the funds into his attorney’s trust account and then, instead of forwarding them to his clients, used them for his own purposes,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.
Ramos was under suspension at the time, under a July 3, 2018 order of the New Jersey Supreme Court, Calo said.
He’s scheduled for a Feb. 13 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court on two counts of misapplication of entrusted f…
Ex-Fairfield County Attorney Sentenced For Stealing Nearly $2M From Clients, Family, Friends
A 62-year-old former attorney in Fairfield County is going to spend more than six years behind bars for stealing nearly $2 million from clients, friends and family members.
Thomas Murtha who previously had a law office in Bridgeport has been sentenced to 78 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of wire fraud. He must also pay $1,994,467.15 in restitution.
Beginning in November 2011, through April 2017, Murtha stole the money from 20 individuals, including approximately $516,000 from a person with mental health issues. As pa…
Prosecutor: Paramus Lawyer Pocketed Client's $275,000, Lied To Detectives
PARAMUS, N.J. – A Paramus attorney pocketed $275,000 of a client’s money for himself, then lied about it to investigators, said authorities who arrested him.
Paul A. Dykstra, 69, banked the funds from a property sale instead of forwarding them to the client, “then used them for his own purposes,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.
“In an effort to hinder the investigation, [Dykstra] provided the client and detectives with false information regarding the transaction and disbursement of funds due,” the prosecutor said.
Dykstra was charged with misapplication of entrusted fund…
