Saturday, February 16, 2008

Disbarred Lawyer Nailed In Theft Of Dead Dad's I.D. To Pull Off $1.8M Loan Scam

In Westchester County, New York, the North Country Gazette reports:
  • A disbarred attorney has pleaded guilty stealing his dead father’s identity and misrepresenting his status as an attorney in order to perpetrate a $1.8 million loan scam. Rafael Pantoja of Lake St., Hartsdale pleaded guilty [last week] to first and second degree grand larceny during a trial before Westchester County Court Judge James Hubert.

For more, see Disbarred Attorney Convicted In Loan Scam.