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Criminal

Sep. 5, 2001

Attorney in Malibu Faces Arraignment

LOS ANGELES - A Malibu attorney arrested at his home Friday is expected to be arraigned today on charges of grand theft. Civil attorney Sam Birenbaum, 52, is accused of keeping client settlement funds.

        LOS ANGELES - A Malibu attorney arrested at his home Friday is expected to be arraigned today on charges of grand theft.
        Civil attorney Sam Birenbaum, 52, is accused of keeping client settlement funds.
        In one case, the attorney placed $100,000 of a client's 1999 divorce settlement in his client trust fund despite her...

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