Massachusetts Attorney Indicted for Allegedly Embezzling $1.2 Million From Clients

The Massachusetts Attorney General recently announced that Gerard Battista, a Massachusetts attorney, was indicted on charges that he allegedly stole $1.2 million from clients in connection with legal services performed for them.  The indictment stemmed from an investigation by the AG's office after it received complaints alleging that Battista had failed to return to clients large sums of mone with which they had entrusted him.

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