S’Park attorney indicted for allegedly stealing more than $150K from clients

A Sunset Park attorney was indicted on charges of two counts of second- and third-degree grand larceny and two counts of first-degree perjury in Brooklyn Supreme Court on June 25 after he allegedly stole more than $150,000 from his clients.

District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said the court would punish lawyer for allegedly betraying his clients’ trust.

“This defendant was entrusted to safeguard these funds, but instead allegedly stole the money and used it for his own purposes,” Gonzalez said. “We will now hold him accountable for his alleged criminal actions.”

Between 2014 and 2018, the attorney — who hails from the distant land of Pennsylvania — allegedly stole a $98,000 down payment in a real estate transaction plus a $55,000 client settlement, and ignored numerous attempts to contact him, according to Gonzalez.

He was released without bail and ordered to return to court on September 19, the district attorney’s office said.

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S’Park attorney indicted for allegedly stealing more than $150K from clients

Ex-lawyer allegedly stole $150,000 from clients

A former Brooklyn lawyer has been indicted for allegedly pocketing around $150,000 from clients’ escrow accounts.

Robert Parker pleaded not guilty Monday as he was arraigned on charges of grand larceny and perjury in the case.

Parker, who once had an office in Sunset Park, is accused of stealing nearly $100,000 of a real estate down payment, in addition to $55,000 from a client settlement.

“This defendant was entrusted to safeguard these funds but instead allegedly stole the money and used it for his own purposes,” Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said in a statement. “We will now hold him accountable.”

Parker, who was released without bail, is due back in court Sept. 19.

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