ALBANY — A town justice in the Capital Region and a financial adviser were arrested Friday for allegedly stealing more than $4 million from a trust both men were responsible for overseeing, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s office announced.

Town of Guilderland Justice Richard Sherwood and Thomas Lagan, both lawyers, are accused by Schneiderman of “orchestrating a complex scheme to steal millions from a trust they were overseeing.”

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