Visiting Judge Scott Epstein on Friday sentenced former attorney Alex Frank Gallegos, 57, to two years in prison for felony theft related to a trust account for which he had responsibility . The judge ordered Gallegos, a former South Fork resident, to pay $506,593 restitution to the William H. Sherman Revocable Trust.
Sherman died in an automobile accident on Jan. 20, 2008. The sole beneficiary of the trust, which had an approximate cumulative value of more than $1 million at the time of his death, was the Rio Grande Hospital.
At the time investigations began the hospital had received 0 while Gallegos had begun drawing funds from the various trust accounts shortly after Sherman’s death. Gallegos was the personal representative and trustee of the estate until the court replaced him in January.
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Local Attorney Sentenced to Two Years
6 comments:
Hang him high!
I wonder who follows up to be sure he pays back the money???
So, the hospital not receiving payment is what was behind catching him?
If he repays the trust and there are no other relatives to inherit it, who benefits from this restitution?
I get so sick of these thieves...
And disbarred forever, I hope!
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