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Lawyer who Stole $ 13.5 million Sentenced to 15 years - Thursday, December 6, 2007

Louis Robles, once known as the "King of Torts," was sentenced to 15 years in prison on December 4 for stealing money from the clients he represented. Robles and his law firm collected more than $164 million on behalf of asbestos victims. However, instead of paying thousands of them, he used the money to buy a 9,000-square-foot mansion on Biscayne Bay, maintain lavish apartments in Los Angeles, New York, and Colorado, and engage in vanity ventures into film production. In total, he stole $13.5 million from his clients. Although he has been ordered to pay back all the money, prosecutors say they could only recover about $ 1 million.

The judge ordered that all of Robles' wages, both in prison and after, go to repaying his clients. In addition, once Robles is released, he will have to perform 900 hours of community service at nursing homes. In addition, Robles is named in a class-action lawsuit by his former clients.

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Labels: asbestos, ethics, nursing home