Probate/Real Estate Attorney Indicted on Embezzlement Charges

Posted on June 9, 2006 by Juan Antunez

Sometimes you come across stories of attorney misconduct that are so outrageous they trigger deep, soul-searching philosophical questions, like . . . "was this person NUTS!?" Well, it turns out that the Allentown, Pa., attorney at the center of this latest scandal may actually be crazy (or crazy like a fox?). Here are a few excerpts from the linked-to story:

An Allentown, Pa., lawyer was indicted Thursday on charges of embezzling more than $1.5 million from the heirs of estates he was handling and real estate clients by transferring their funds to his own personal bank account -- sometimes forging his clients' signatures on checks.


Prosecutors claimed attorney Michael D. Kasprenski, 43, used some of the stolen money to buy a vacation home in Nova Scotia and to pay boarding costs for his horse.

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Kasprenski was arrested in February and was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation by U.S. Magistrate Judge Arnold C. Rapoport. According to Kasprenski's lawyer, John J. Waldron of Huber & Waldron in Allentown, Kasprenski was found incompetent to stand trial.

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