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Law Practice

Jun. 20, 2002

Lawyer Gets Prison For Sinking Pricey Yacht

LOS ANGELES - A Beverly Hills lawyer was sentenced Tuesday to 90 months in federal prison for trying to sink a yacht off the coast of Southern Italy to collect $3.6 million in insurance money.

        LOS ANGELES - A Beverly Hills lawyer was sentenced Tuesday to 90 months in federal prison for trying to sink a yacht off the coast of Southern Italy to collect $3.6 million in insurance money.
        Rex K. DeGeorge collected millions off three other sunken luxury boats. In purchasing the 76-foot, custom-built Principe de Pictor, DeGeorge concealed his ownership fr...

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