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Many
people
gravitate
to
law
because
of
the
financial
opportunity
it
offers.
Unfortunately,
the
billable
hour
just
isn’t
enough
for
some
attorneys.
When
that
happens,
profiting
from
their
clients
dips
into
taking
advantage
of
them.
While
the
occasional
attorney
risks
their
license
for
a
huge
payout
with
no
consequence,
most
of
them
can’t
outrun
the
law
for
too
long.
Justice
finally
caught
up
to
an
attorney
who
frauded
her
clients
out
of
millions.
The
Daily
Record
has
coverage:
A
disbarred
Rockville
attorney
pleaded
guilty
Jan.
9
to
theft
and
fraud
schemes
worth
more
than
$4.2
million.Sari
Kurland,
who
was
suspended
from
the
practice
of
law
and
indicted
in
2024
amid
an
escalating
investigation
by
the
Maryland
Attorney
Grievance
Commission,
entered
a
plea
agreement
in
Montgomery
County
Circuit
Court
on
Friday,
court
records
show.Kurland,
64,
pleaded
guilty
to
one
count
of
theft
over
$100,000
and
15
counts
of
misappropriation
by
a
fiduciary,
and
faces
a
maximum
of
15
years
in
prison,
according
to
the
plea
agreement.
The
majority
of
the
schemes
involved
a
mix
of
high
ROI
fibs
about
oil
and
crypto
currency.
Word
to
the
wise
—
unless
your
name
is
Eric
Adams,
Jake
Paul,
or
Hawk
Tuah
Girl,
leave
crypo-scamming
people
out
of
their
hard-earned
cash
to
the
professionals.
Kurland
hired
Covington
&
Burling
to
represent
her
in
the
proceedings
to
come.
Disbarred
Attorney
Pleads
Guilty
To
Fraud
Schemes
Worth
$4.2
million
[The
Daily
Record]
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