Legal Ethics
Ex-Attorney Who Stole From Estate Gets 3 Years
Posted Jul 23, 2008 2:40 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
After stealing more than $4 million from the estate of two elderly clients, a Connecticut lawyer paid it back--with interest.
But a judge nonetheless sentenced Peter Sivaslian, 76, to three years in prison yesterday, according to the Register Citizen and Newsday.
He pleaded no contest in May to two counts of first-degree larceny in the case.
According to an earlier Register Citizen article, Sivaslian obtained the money by arranging to have $1.8 million in bearer bonds delivered by messenger to his home in Torrington, Conn., and transferred $1.7 million in blue-chip stocks into personal bank accounts, an accountant found.
Earlier coverage:
Register Citizen (2006): "Ex-lawyer may need to show assets"
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