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Criminal

Dec. 15, 2010

Attorney Arrested for $117,000 Theft

A Newport Beach lawyer who hears property tax appeals for Orange County was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing $117,000 from a widow he represented.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - A Newport Beach lawyer who hears property tax appeals for Orange County was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing $117,000 from a widow he represented.


Redmond Peter McAneny, 55, allegedly spent all the money he obtained in July 2008 for a client from settling a dispute over the client's late husband's life insurance proceeds. According to a press release from the Orange Co...

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