Criminal
Jan. 15, 2010
Lawyer Admits Misusing Settlement
A former Irvine attorney who squandered nearly all of a $2.7 million settlement he won for his class action plaintiffs pleaded guilty Thursday to two federal felony charges for illegally investing the money in stocks-and losing it.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A former Irvine attorney who squandered nearly all of a $2.7 million settlement he won for his class action plaintiffs pleaded guilty Thursday to two federal felony charges for illegally investing the money into stocks and losing it.
Sandeep Baweja, 39, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of obstruction of justice in a hearing before U.S. District Jud...
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