The Newark lawyer made famous for his portrayal in the 2007 film “American Gangster” and his former partner were accused in an indictment Wednesday of thieving $140,000 in client funds to pay firm and personal expenses.

A state grand jury charged Richard Roberts and Gerald Saluti Jr., formerly of Roberts & Saluti in Newark, with bilking four clients in 2012 and 2013.

Saluti, for his part, has denied the allegations through counsel.

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