A former Northfield attorney was indicted Tuesday in the theft of more than $220,000, Atlantic County Prosecutor Ted Housel said in a news release.
Gary Levin, 61, of Egg Harbor Township, was indicted by a grand jury for second-degree theft by failure to make required disposition after he allegedly misappropriated $220,149 from his attorney's trust account between Aug. 1, 2008, and Oct. 12, 2010.
The money "represented settlement proceeds belonging to nine different clients," the news release says.
Levin, who has been a lawyer in New Jersey since 1999, was suspended by the state Supreme Court in September 2010 and permanently disbarred a month later.
If convicted, Levin faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and $150,000 in fines, First Assistant Prosecutor Jim McClain said in a news release.
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Former Northfield Attorney Indicted in Theft of Clients' Settlement Funds
Something is wrong with the law system.
ReplyDeleteMaybe there should be an accounting office set up by the Bar
to control those attorney trust accounts if the attorneys can't be trusted.
Let the attorneys bill and let the judge be responsible for review and the Bar have the ultimate responsibility - to STOP THE STEALING!
More stories like this every day!
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