Con Man Gets 5+ Years For Victimizing Widow, Pocketing $2M In Refinance Scam

In San Francisco, California, The Recorder reports:

• Michael Edison, a con man who stole $2 million from the widow of a legendary law firm founder, has agreed to spend more than five years in jail. [...] Michael Edison admitted targeting Jean Phleger, widow of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison founder Atherton Phleger, in a financial swindle. Originally introduced to Phleger by her son-in-law, the actor Don Johnson, Edison agreed to refinance Phleger's house, pay down her old mortgage, and use $2 million in leftover cash to pay Phleger's bills. But Edison instead used the money for a private jet, a boat docked in Malta, cars, and goods at Kmart, Foot Locker and other stores, according to court filings.

For more, see Con Man's Plea May Spare His Wife.

For earlier story announcing the indictment, see the San Francisco Chronicle: Man indicted in $2 million fraud.