A judge jailed a Jackson attorney after he admitted plundering a $1 million estate.
Court documents indicate Richard McQuillan wrote numerous checks to himself from the estate of Robert T. Howard ranging up to $200,000 each.
Probate Judge Diane Rappleye ordered McQuillan to account for the missing money in a show-cause hearing.
Sobbing and apologetic, McQuillan said he stole more than $900,000 and juggled money among a number of disgruntled clients in 2007.
McQuillan: "By May 2007 these funds had almost disintegrated because of my criminal conduct. I don't need an attorney appointed. I need to pay the piper."
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Jackson attorney admits to plundering $1 million estate
Court documents indicate Richard McQuillan wrote numerous checks to himself from the estate of Robert T. Howard ranging up to $200,000 each.
Probate Judge Diane Rappleye ordered McQuillan to account for the missing money in a show-cause hearing.
Sobbing and apologetic, McQuillan said he stole more than $900,000 and juggled money among a number of disgruntled clients in 2007.
McQuillan: "By May 2007 these funds had almost disintegrated because of my criminal conduct. I don't need an attorney appointed. I need to pay the piper."
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Jackson attorney admits to plundering $1 million estate
This is one case of many - he go caught while many others go uninvestigated for a host of reasons.
ReplyDeleteReading this makes me want to vomit, the greed smells.
You're so right Jerry. I could smell the rotting perps all the way to my desk. For every crook that got caught as this one on one probate case, there are thousands of cases hidden and unreported and the statute of limitations is the crooks best friend - where does that leave us?
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