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.
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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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