Criminal
Dec. 28, 2011
Former attorney sentenced in investment fraud
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Orange County lawyer to 70 months in prison for cheating clients and others out of more than $4 million in a bogus investment scheme.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA - A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former Orange County lawyer to 70 months in prison for cheating clients and others out of more than $4 million in a bogus investment scheme.
Gerald M. Shaw stole from his victims while an attorney, U.S. District Judge Cormac J. Carney said during the two-hour sentencing hearing.
"He betrayed the public and private trust people pu...
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