Connecticut Lawyer In Trouble For Alleged Theft Of Realty Sale Proceeds
Peter Sivaslian, an ex-Torrington, Connecticut attorney, already facing trouble as a defendant "[i]n criminal and civil cases for allegedly stealing more than $2 million from an elderly client was arraigned Monday for an alleged theft from a second elderly client", according to a report by The Register Citizen, at registercitizen.com.
Sivaslian is alleged to have diverted $120,000 from his client's (a 90 year old widow) bank account through his own bank account and ultimately into his Oppenheimer & Company investment account. The $120,000 represents part of the sale proceeds from the sale of his client's real estate. It has also been alleged that he may have also used his client's investment account to hide $410,000 in bearer bonds.
In the earlier case, in October 2005, police searched Sivaslian's home and discovered 192 bearer bonds in his den, 163 of which authorities concluded were bought with money from the estate of another elderly client.
In the current case, an Oppenheimer & Company branch manager, being aware of the prior legal trouble Sivaslian was in, alertly contacted the cops when he (Sivaslian) showed up with the second client at Oppenheimer's Torrington branch and attempted to deposit $410,000 in bearer bonds in the second client's account.
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Sivaslian is alleged to have diverted $120,000 from his client's (a 90 year old widow) bank account through his own bank account and ultimately into his Oppenheimer & Company investment account. The $120,000 represents part of the sale proceeds from the sale of his client's real estate. It has also been alleged that he may have also used his client's investment account to hide $410,000 in bearer bonds.
In the earlier case, in October 2005, police searched Sivaslian's home and discovered 192 bearer bonds in his den, 163 of which authorities concluded were bought with money from the estate of another elderly client.
In the current case, an Oppenheimer & Company branch manager, being aware of the prior legal trouble Sivaslian was in, alertly contacted the cops when he (Sivaslian) showed up with the second client at Oppenheimer's Torrington branch and attempted to deposit $410,000 in bearer bonds in the second client's account.
For the rest of the details, see Attorney accused of more theft.
Click here for other posts on attorneys in potential hot water.
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posted by Home Equity Theft Reporter at 10:11 AM
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