Suspended Boston attorney held on $1M bail for allegedly stealing from clients, co-workers
A suspended attorney was ordered held on $1 million bail in Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday after pleading not guilty to stealing tens of thousands of dollars from clients and other individuals.
Wassem Amin, 31, faces 26 charges, including six counts of credit card application fraud, four counts of larceny, three counts of witness intimidation, money laundering and check forgery, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.
Amin allegedly stole funds from clients and opened credit cards in his colleagues' names in order to "fund an extravagant lifestyle," which featured gambling trips, luxury apartments and multiple vehicles.
Amin started his practice, Amin Legal Group, last year, convincing a college acquaintance and a law school intern to join him, officials said. He then opened several credit lines in their names without their knowledge, prosecutors said, charging nearly $35,000.
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