John F. Pawloski, an attorney accused by state regulators of unauthorized use of at least $28,000 from a disabled adult ward and two estates, has for the second time agreed to pay back missing money.
Pawloski, who in 2007 was acting as St. Clair County's public guardian and administrator, in May was accused by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of using $2,500 for himself from deceased Cahokia resident Vernon Denbo's estate without permission from a judge. Pawloski denied that claim in his response to the ARDC complaint.
Pawloski's lawyer, Jim Williams, told St. Clair County Associate Judge Stephen Rice that Pawloski would repay $7,522 missing from that estate.
Also in May, the ARDC accused Pawloski of unauthorized use of at least $20,000 from Cahokia resident Harold Watts' estate, and he has denied that claim, as well. Pawloski in April agreed to repay the $63,075 missing from the estate. The money, to be repaid through a payment plan, will mostly go to the National Cystic Fibrosis Association, the sole beneficiary of Watts' estate. Some will be used to pay the new administrator's cost of managing the estate.
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Pawloski, who in 2007 was acting as St. Clair County's public guardian and administrator, in May was accused by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of using $2,500 for himself from deceased Cahokia resident Vernon Denbo's estate without permission from a judge. Pawloski denied that claim in his response to the ARDC complaint.
Pawloski's lawyer, Jim Williams, told St. Clair County Associate Judge Stephen Rice that Pawloski would repay $7,522 missing from that estate.
Also in May, the ARDC accused Pawloski of unauthorized use of at least $20,000 from Cahokia resident Harold Watts' estate, and he has denied that claim, as well. Pawloski in April agreed to repay the $63,075 missing from the estate. The money, to be repaid through a payment plan, will mostly go to the National Cystic Fibrosis Association, the sole beneficiary of Watts' estate. Some will be used to pay the new administrator's cost of managing the estate.
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Metro-east attorney will replace money missing from dead person's estate
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Who watches the guardians?
Why isn't the attorney in jail?
ReplyDeleteIf you rob a bank and then bring all the money back, do they let you off the hook?
NO.
Lock John F. Pawloski up!
John F. Pawloski is a coward and a thief; he belongs in jail.
ReplyDeleteI thought a judge is supposed to refer cases like this to the prosecutor.
How many John Pawloski's are there? This is not an isolated case, this is one of many!
I do hope the money is actually paid back. So how will he pay it if he's in jail - or disnarred?
ReplyDeleteJohn F. Pawloski needs to be on prison work release, work all day, return to prison to sleep.
ReplyDeleteJailbirds can work, but ironically, the laws do not mandate, force the prisoner to turn the money over to the victims.
I say it's time for the laws to work in favor of: THE VICTIMS
We need to revisit real deterrents; we need real punishment. How about bringing back labor camps instead of TV rooms and work out rooms and law libraries with state of the art computer areas?
How did we allow our weepy elected officials to turn prisons into club med, hmmmmmm?
Sue said: "I thought a judge is supposed to refer cases like this to the prosecutor."
ReplyDeleteThey ARE supposed to!
How come lawyers are never punished?
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