An attorney who bilked one client out of $137,000 is now being accused by another of stealing nearly $1 million, reports the Cape Cod Times.
John "Jack" Roberts Jr. pleaded guilty in December to embezzling from the estate of Alice May of Sandwich and using the money to fuel his online gambling addiction. His four months of house arrest ended, but he remains on probation that includes conditions such as attending Gambler’s Anonymous meetings.
Roxanne Roberts : "He’s doing everything he’s been asked to do. My husband was and is a fabulous human being. He got sick. He’s sorry for his illness."
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John "Jack" Roberts Jr. pleaded guilty in December to embezzling from the estate of Alice May of Sandwich and using the money to fuel his online gambling addiction. His four months of house arrest ended, but he remains on probation that includes conditions such as attending Gambler’s Anonymous meetings.
Roxanne Roberts : "He’s doing everything he’s been asked to do. My husband was and is a fabulous human being. He got sick. He’s sorry for his illness."
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Disbarred Cape lawyer faces new charge
7 comments:
This stands to reason - no matter what they say, when they get caught it's not the first time they've ever done this kind of thing.
John "Jack" Roberts stole money to feed his gambling addiction? Well, I'm sorry Mrs. Roberts, but that's no excuse.
If they'll do it to one, they'll do it to many.
Lock this guy up.
John "Jack" Roberts is sorry for his sickness? Is he also sorry for the people he hurt?
Doesn't sound like it.
Stack on the charges and make them stick!
John "Jack" Roberts Jr. is an example of the crooks in the shark pool. Need a lawyer? Good luck trying to find one who isn't a thief with a long list of symdromes, addictions and personality disorders, including GREED!
You're right, Anonymous 4, unfortunately Jack Roberts is the norm. It's hard to find a lawyer not like him.
Good lawyers should run these types out of their profession.
I have no sympathy for his gambling addiction. He could have worked harder or longer to make the extra money he needed to gamble away.
There is no rationalization for what he did.
The honest (yes, I know personally, there are good honest ethical lawyers out there) lawyers need to band together and dispose of the bad element that is damaging to those who are above the others, those lawyers who do take their professions and their oaths very seriously.
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