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Ex-Attorney From Yorktown Sentenced For Stealing $1M From 9/11 Victim Funds Ex-Attorney From Yorktown Sentenced For Stealing $1M From 9/11 Victim Funds
Ex-Attorney From Yorktown Sentenced For Stealing $1M From 9/11 Victim Funds A disbarred attorney from Northern Westchester will spend time behind bars after he admitted to stealing approximately $1 million that was rewarded to one of his clients from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Yorktown Heights resident Gustavo Vila has been sentenced to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty in White Plains Federal Court for stealing from his client, who was a first responder who suffered life-threatening medical conditions while cleaning up the crash site at Ground Zero. The Victim Compensation Fund was created in the wake of the terror attack to provide government fund…

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by Zak Failla