Indictment: Lawyer stole from relatives' estates

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) - A northern New Jersey attorney who allegedly stole more than $469,000 from the estates of two family members has been indicted on theft charges.

Monmouth County prosecutors say 62-year-old John Hamill, of Jersey City, faces two counts each of misapplication of entrusted property and theft by failure to make a required disposition. The indictment recently handed up by a county grand jury was made public Monday.

Hamill was arrested in October after an investigation revealed he stole about $469,544 from the estates of an aunt and a cousin where he was named executor. Hamill remains jailed in lieu of $200,000 cash bail, and it wasn't known Monday if he has retained a lawyer.

He could face up to 40 years in prison if convicted on all counts.

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Indictment: Lawyer stole from relatives' estates