Ex-Attorney Gets Two Years In $60K "Foreclosure Surplus" Swindle From Client; Continued Peddling Services After Disbarment For Earlier Similar Ripoffs

In Orlando, Florida, WFTV-TV Channel 9 reports:

• A former Orlando attorney, who admitted to stealing from his clients in foreclosure, will spend the next two years in prison. He was sentenced Thursday. Three years ago, Norman Moss was handling unclaimed money from the sale of a Lee County property owned by the parents of Loretta Belfiore, but he stole more than $60,000 from Belfiore and her brother.

• In 2008, Moss pleaded guilty to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from foreclosure clients. He was on probation when he was arrested again over the summer for his crime against Belfiore.(1)

• An online document obtained by Eyewitness News showed that Moss started peddling his legal expertise months after he was permanently disbarred in 2008. The document is no longer online, but the Florida State Bar said it could result in a contempt of court charge from the state’s Supreme Court. That charge could be punishable by jail time.

Source: Disbarred Orlando Attorney Going To Prison.

(1) For more on Moss' pre-disbarment foreclosure surplus ripoffs from other foreclosed homeowner-clients, see:

• Ocala Star Banner: Couple says lawyer took their money,
• WFTV-TV Channel 9: Lawyer Apologizes For Stealing Victim's Money,
• Referees's Report (in disbarment proceedings): The Florida Bar v. Norman Sanders Moss (The referee found that Moss engaged in a course of conduct in which he intentionally misappropriated funds totaling over $107,000.00).