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Court Clerk Steals $500K From Fine And Ticket Payments

Court Clerk Steals $500K From Fine And Ticket Payments

After receiving four counts of first-degree theft in October, Iowa judge sentences Tina Marlene Zieser, 46, to 10-years in prison for her crime. She had been charged with stealing over…

Former Lindquist Partner Guilty in $2 Million Embezzlement

Former Lindquist Partner Guilty in $2 Million Embezzlement

Former Lindquist & Vennum partner Michael Scott Margulies pled guilty in Minneapolis federal court Tuesday to embezzling around $2 million from his clients and the firm. Margulies, who was fired…

Morning Roundup

Morning Roundup

Good morning everyone! Today is Thursday, May 27th. Here’s a quick recap of yesterday’s stories. Report: Varied Billing Rates Could Provide Bargaining Chip… Twin Cities Attorney Charged With Embezzlement… Mintz…

Twin Cities Attorney Charged With Embezzlement

Twin Cities Attorney Charged With Embezzlement

According to today’s article at kaaltv.com, an attorney from one of the Twin Cities’ most prominent law firms today was charged in Minneapolis federal court with embezzling approximately $2 million…

Chicago Firm Victim of nearly $1M Embezzlement

Chicago Firm Victim of nearly $1M Embezzlement

Cook County prosecutors have charged office manager Joan Sanchez with embezzling more than $880,000 from Chicago law firm Kelly, Olson, Michod, Dehann & Richter LLC.  The embezzlement apparently occured over a seven-year…

California State Bar Embezzler Sentenced

California State Bar Embezzler Sentenced

On Friday Sharon Pearl, the California State Bar’s former director of real property operations, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after the judge found that she…

Dreier Formally Indicted On Securities & Wire Fraud Charges

Dreier Formally Indicted On Securities & Wire Fraud Charges

Everyone’s favorite lawyer Marc Dreier, founder of New York’s Dreier LLP, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday. The indictment follows Dreier’s December 7th arrest on charges that he…

Law Firm Staffer Embezzles $57,000

Law Firm Staffer Embezzles $57,000

The former business manager and secretary for Madison, Wisconsin lawyer Randall Skiles has been charged with embezzling at least $57,000 from early 2007 until she was caught in September 2008.…

Former Court Clerk Indicted on Embezzlement Charges

Former Court Clerk Indicted on Embezzlement Charges

Natalie Brooke Ward, a former deputy Chancery Clerk in Jones County, MIssissippi, has been indicted on two counts of embezzlement by a public employee and alteration of record, following an…