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Criminal

Sep. 9, 2016

San Diego attorney sentenced to five years

Richard Medina Jr. pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme in which nearly $12 million was illegally funneled through Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts he set up.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

San Diego attorney Richard Medina Jr. was sentenced to five years in federal prison Tuesday for participating in a scheme in which nearly $12 million was illegally funneled through Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts he set up.

Medina, who pleaded guilty, conspired with other co-defendants to operate a commercial enterprise willing to transfer cash on behalf of third parti...

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