Attorney sentenced to prison after embezzling over $500K from trust
A New York attorney was sentenced Thursday to eight months in prison for embezzling over $500,000 from a trust that he oversaw. (Image from Shutterstock)
A New York attorney was sentenced Thursday to eight months in prison for embezzling over $500,000 from a trust that he oversaw, according to the Connecticut U.S. attorney’s office.
Edward W. Miller, 71, of Lawrence, New York, was sentenced to prison by U.S. District Judge Sarala V. Nagala in Hartford, Connecticut.
David X. Sullivan, the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced the sentence after Miller was found guilty of stealing more than $500,000 from a property trust that he managed from February 2016 to September 2022, owned by a person identified as “M.P.” in court records.
Miller used his position as a trustee to write and negotiate unauthorized checks that he then made payable to himself, his law practice and family members, according to prosecutors and coverage by Law360.
Miller pleaded guilty to wire fraud earlier this year and said he refinanced his home to pay back the trust. Miller made full restitution of $509,372.82, part of a settlement of a separate civil lawsuit filed by the victims.
In addition to eight months in prison, Miller was also sentenced to one year of supervised release.
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