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Criminal

Sep. 21, 2007

Newport Beach Lawyer Indicted for Fraud

A federal grand jury indicted a Newport Beach-based attorney and his accomplice Wednesday for running a bogus investment scheme that defrauded would-be investors of $1 million.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      A federal grand jury indicted a Newport Beach-based attorney and his accomplice Wednesday for allegedly running a bogus investment scheme that defrauded would-be investors of more than $1 million.
      Federal prosecutors named Gerald M. Shaw, a 59-year-old solo practitioner, and Gregory De Lavalette, a 51-year-old resident of Rancho Santa ...

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