More Victims Come Forward: Disbarred Attorney Took $70K, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
Additional victims have come forward in a case involving a disbarred New Jersey attorney accused of posing as a licensed lawyer, authorities said.
David T. Schlendorf, 54, of Holladay, Utah, was charged on Tuesday, March 24 with four counts of theft by deception and five counts of unauthorized practice of law, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer. The charges follow a continued investigation that uncovered multiple new victims, Billhimer said.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, in March 2025, a Toms River resident hired Schlendorf to represent him in a legal matter and paid hi…
Disbarred Calverton Attorney Who Stole $25K From Real Estate Escrow Will Dodge Prison
A disgraced Long Island attorney won’t spend a day behind bars after confessing he stole $25,000 from a real estate escrow account.
Peter Saad Jr., 48, of Calverton, pleaded guilty to grand larceny in Suffolk County on Wednesday, April 16.
Saad, a former Riverhead attorney who has since been disbarred, represented the seller in a home sale in 2020. Because of unresolved permit issues, all parties agreed that $25,000 would be held in Saad’s escrow account until those issues were resolved.
Instead, Saad stopped responding to the parties and used the funds for personal expenses, according to…
Disbarred Long Island Attorney Arrested (Again), Allegedly Stole Over $20,000 From Client: DA
The man, who had previously been sentenced for stealing from two separate clients, has now been accused of repeating the crime after he was disbarred.
Manhasset resident Alfred DiGirolomo, Jr., age 67, was arraigned on Tuesday, April 25 for allegedly practicing law without authorization and stealing thousands of dollars from his client, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly announced.
This is not the first time DiGirolomo has been arraigned – in March 2021, he was sentenced to time in prison for similar charges.
Earlier Report: Disbarred LI Attorney Sentenced For Using Stole…
Disbarred NY Attorney Charged For Alleged Theft Of $372,500 In Escrow Funds
An attorney who was disbarred from practicing law in New York was arrested and charged for allegedly engaging in the unauthorized practice of law and stealing $372,500 in escrow funds from a client he represented in the sale of a $7.4 million apartment building in Manhattan, authorities announced.
Long Island resident Gregg A. Luckman, age 53, of Bellmore in Nassau County, was arraigned on Friday, May 7, and charged with grand larceny in the second degree (a Class C felony) and practice of law by an attorney who has been disbarred, suspended or convicted of a felony (a Class E felony), Nassa…
