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Attorney Sentenced For Defrauding Elderly Clients Out Of Millions Attorney Sentenced For Defrauding Elderly Clients Out Of Millions
Attorney Sentenced For Defrauding Elderly Clients Out Of Millions A partner at a Connecticut law firm will spend time behind bars for cooking up a multi-million dollar scheme to steal from his elderly clients. Robert Barry, 78, of Woodbury, a former partner in the law firm of Sturges and Mathes in Southbury, was sentenced to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to wire fraud in September last year. Barry was also ordered to spend the first six months of his supervised release in home confinement when he was sentenced in Hartford district court this week. U.S. Attorney John Durham said that Sturges and M…
Area Attorney Admits Defrauding Elderly Clients Area Attorney Admits Defrauding Elderly Clients
Area Attorney Admits Defrauding Elderly Clients A partner at a Connecticut law firm has admitted to stealing more than two million dollars from an elderly client he represented. Woodbury resident Robert Barry waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of wire fraud for his role in a scheme to defraud elderly client trust accounts over the course of more than seven years. Barry, 77, was a partner in the law firm of Sturges and Mathes in Southbury, which specializes in trust and estates work.  Barry’s role at the firm included drafting trust agreements for clients, designating himself as succ…