Florida Attorney Gets 15 Years For $13.5M Client Ripoff

In Miami, Florida, the North Country Gazette reports:

• Former Miami-attorney Louis S. Robles has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and ordered to pay $13.5 million in restitution to the victims of his offenses after pleading guilty of three counts of mail fraud in connection with his misappropriation of settlement monies from clients afflicted with asbestos-related injuries and illnesses.

U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta, whose office prosecuted the case, said:

• “Attorney Louis Robles abused the special trust that his clients placed in him. Robles sought out clients who were dying and cheated them out of millions of dollars, so that he could finance his own extravagant lifestyle. We hope that today’s sentence and court-ordered restitution will alleviate some of the suffering he caused to asbestos victims and their families."

For more, see Asbestos Attorney Robles Imprisoned For Client Ripoff.

For the U.S. Attorney press release, see Former Miami Attorney Sentenced To 15 Years For Misappropriating $13.5 Million In Client Settlement Money.

If a Florida attorney is representing you and screws you out of money or property through dishonest conduct, go to The Florida Bar's Clients' Security Fund for more information.

For other states, see:

• Directory Of Lawyers' Funds For Client Protection (American Bar Association - November, 2007);
• Check the USA Client Protection Funds Map; or
• try this "Google" search.