Mr.
Schiff: Check this out. A lawyer
in San Francisco stealing money from
clients...
Mr.
Weber: "Millions. Millions of
dollars were misappropriated by the
defendant."
Mr. Schiff:
That's Special Agent Brian Weber of
the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division
…
Mr. Weber: "This was a case involving
gross misconduct on the part of an
attorney. And the case was actually
referred to our office and the local
U.S. Attorney's office by the State
Bar that was investigating the attorney."
Mr. Schiff:
The attorney won cases for customers.
But Weber says the investigation found
that he ripped off the clients…
Mr. Weber: "The original case
came to us with stunning complaints
from victims who claimed they believed
their cases had been settled for money
and they had not received any of the
money."
Mr. Schiff:
Weber says the FBI worked with the
IRS and several San Francisco area
police departments and sheriff's offices
collecting evidence…
Mr. Weber: "Financial records
of everybody involved in the case;
financial records of all the companies
involved in the case."
Mr. Schiff:
The lawyer was convicted of mail fraud
and money laundering. He was sentenced
to 14-years in prison and has to pay
back hundreds of thousands of dollars.
I'm Neal Schiff of the Bureau and
that's the FBI's Closed Case of the
Week."
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