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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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Disbarred Lawyer From Yorktown Admits To Stealing 9/11 Victim Funds Disbarred Lawyer From Yorktown Admits To Stealing 9/11 Victim Funds
Disbarred Lawyer From Yorktown Admits To Stealing 9/11 Victim Funds A disbarred attorney from Northern Westchester 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 pleaded 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 funds to compensate anyone who was harmed or killed as a result of the attacks. It ran fr…

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Disbarred Yorktown Lawyer Stole 9/11 Victim Compensation, Feds Say Disbarred Yorktown Lawyer Stole 9/11 Victim Compensation, Feds Say
Disbarred Yorktown Lawyer Stole 9/11 Victim Compensation, Feds Say A disbarred attorney from Northern Westchester has been accused of stealing approximately $1 million that was rewarded to one of his clients from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. Yorktown Heights resident Gustavo Vila was charged in White Plains Federal Court for allegedly 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 funds to compensate anyone who was harmed or killed as a result of the atta…

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by Zak Failla