Saturday, March 28, 2009

Attorney Charged with Theft

A Chippewa Falls woman is accused of withdrawing thousands of dollars from one of her client's bank accounts.

Lynda Larson is charged with three counts of theft in a business setting over $10,000.

According to the criminal complaint, Larson was an attorney for Ingvald Melgaard who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and died in March of 2006.

The complaint says Larson had a joint bank account with Melgaard and withdrew more than $200,000 of his money without his consent including about $100,000 she used to purchase a business for herself.

Larson will make her initial appearance in court on April 28.

Full Article and Source:
Attorney Charged With Taking Money From Her Client

More information:
Chippewa Falls woman charged with theft of nearly $375,000

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Another example of attorneys taking advantage of their clients.

And attorneys claim to have character....?

Anonymous said...

Incidents like this happen more than we know but most often the theft goes unnoticed or unreported for a host of reasons and if it is found out statute of limitations is the crooks best friend.

Keep in mind, not all thefts are prosecuted.