Bad Lawyers

Las Vegas Attorney Going to Prison after Stealing from Clients
Download PDF
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Las Vegas

Summary: A former Las Vegas attorney will spend at least 2 ½ years behind bars before earning the chance for parole after stealing money from several clients.

Former Las Vegas attorney Jeanne Winkler has already been disbarred. Now Winkler will be spending up to seven years behind bars for stealing over $140,000 from clients. District Judge Richard Scotti saw through her tears as she pleaded for leniency. He had “no doubt greed played a significant role” in her actions.

  
What
Where


Winkler will spend at least 2 ½ years behind bars before becoming eligible for parole. Scotti explained, “There has to be consequences commensurate with the amount of harm you’ve inflicted.” She must also pay roughly $143,000 in restitution.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Jay Raman claimed that Winkler took money from several clients, including Juanita Thompson. She told the judge that she lost around $70,000 during a 2008 divorce proceeding to the “pure evil” Winkler. A former law partner of Winkler’s wrote that she had stolen $10,000 from him and his clients, ruining his reputation.

Just last year Winkler was ordered to serve 100 community service hours and pay $47,000 in restitution by a federal judge for another crime. She had developed a scheme to take over and defraud homeowners associations in the Las Vegas area. She lost her license in 2011 and was arrested on state theft and embezzlement charges for misappropriating $233,000 from a client trust account.

Get JD Journal in Your Mail

Subscribe to our FREE daily news alerts and get the latest updates on the most happening events in the legal, business, and celebrity world. You also get your daily dose of humor and entertainment!!




For the federal case, Winkler was a victim in a ten year long investment fraud scheme involving Family Court Judge Steven Jones, who is now in prison. She had cooperated with prosecutors and served as a government witness against Jones.

Winkler will get one week with family before being required to surrender for her sentence. She pleaded guilty to theft in May.



Where do you think Winkler went wrong? Did she make one little mistake that sets her down the wrong path or do you think she was bad from the beginning? Tell us in the comments below.

To learn more about other bad lawyers, read these articles:

Photo: wikipedia.org



 

RELEVANT JOBS

Associate Attorney

USA-PA-Exton

ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY McKenna Snyder LLC, a law firm in Exton, PA has an immediate opening for an ex...

Apply now

Attorney

USA-MI-Sturgis

Qualifications: HaasCaywood is seeking associate attorneys for our Coldwater and Sturgis, Michiga...

Apply now

Attorney

USA-MI-Coldwater

Qualifications: HaasCaywood is seeking associate attorneys for our Coldwater and Sturgis, Michiga...

Apply now

Insurance Defense Trial Attorney/ Senior Counsel

USA-CA-San Francisco

Job description Trial Attorney - Personal Injury Defense Full Job Description Hickey Smith ...

Apply now

BCG FEATURED JOB

Locations:

Keyword:



Search Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with ...

Apply Now

Education Law Attorney

USA-CA-Carlsbad

Carlsbad office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law attorney with 4-...

Apply Now

Education Law and Public Entity Attorney

USA-CA-El Segundo

El Segundo office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks an education law and public ent...

Apply Now

Most Popular

SEARCH IN ARCHIVE

To Top