This Connecticut Attorney Stole $169,000 From Clients Under the Court's Protection
Former Bristol attorney and councilwoman Jodi Zils Gagne pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of mail fraud in connection to a scheme to defraud several individuals she had represented as a court-appointed conservator.
October 11, 2018 at 12:07 PM
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A former Bristol attorney pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of mail fraud related to the theft of $169,000 from clients while she served as a court-appointed conservator.
Conservators are appointed by the probate court to oversee the financial or personal affairs of adults incapable of managing their finances or personal care. But according to the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, an officer of the court used the position to help herself to the wards' assets.
Prosecutors said 43-year-old Jodi Zils Gagne defrauded several people under the court's protection, including an impaired client older than 90 and another who had multiple sclerosis, by misappropriating their money and overbilling them.
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