Government
Feb. 8, 2013
State Bar accuses L.A. lawyer of stealing $500,000 from Chinese couple seeking to immigrate
Los Angeles lawyer and biofuels entrepreneur Justin Moongyu Lee faces State Bar disicipline for allegedly misappropriating $500,000 from a Chinese couple seeking to invest the money in the U.S. in order to immigrate here.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Los Angeles lawyer and entrepreneur faces State Bar discipline for allegedly stealing $500,000 from a couple in China who wanted to invest the money in the U.S. to obtain legal residency here.
Justin Moongyu Lee has repaid $300,000 toward settlement of a civil suit brought by the couple but owes another $250,000, according to the State Bar.
Lee, 56, couldn't be reached for comme...
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