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Prosecutor: Paramus Lawyer Pocketed Client's $275,000, Lied To Detectives
PARAMUS, N.J. – A Paramus attorney pocketed $275,000 of a client’s money for himself, then lied about it to investigators, said authorities who arrested him.
Paul A. Dykstra, 69, banked the funds from a property sale instead of forwarding them to the client, “then used them for his own purposes,” Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said.
“In an effort to hinder the investigation, [Dykstra] provided the client and detectives with false information regarding the transaction and disbursement of funds due,” the prosecutor said.
Dykstra was charged with misapplication of entrusted fund…
