Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal
Mar. 12, 2018
OC lawyer indicted by federal authorities for taking client money
An Orange County personal injury attorney accused of raiding his clients' settlement money and fleeing to Costa Rica was indicted by federal authorities Friday.
An Orange County personal injury attorney accused of raiding his clients’ settlement money and fleeing to Costa Rica was indicted by federal authorities Friday.
Philip J. Layfield, who didn’t show up for a State Bar trial in January and was under investigation by the Orange County district attorney, was nabbed last week when he made a trip to New Jersey. He faces federal fraud and money laundering charges, according to the indictmen...
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