lawyer disbarred for hiring an embezzler who, in turn, embezzled from the firm

by Prof. Camron Strosin 6 min read

In a case which the Supreme Court said “gives new meaning to the phrase ‘turning a blind eye,’” a Florida lawyer has been disbarred after he hired a convicted embezzler, fired him for trying to steal around $21,000, then rehired the man and failed to adequately supervise him as he stole more than $4.7 million from the firm’s trust account over four years.

Lawyer who hired embezzling felon is disbarred after failing to notice theft of nearly $5M. The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred a lawyer who hired a felon with an embezzlement history and then put the employee in charge of administering the law firm's trust account.Mar 26, 2018

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