{"id":231094,"date":"2021-04-20T09:35:23","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T06:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ex-lawyer-sentenced-for-stealing-1m-from-cops-9-11-compensation\/"},"modified":"2021-04-20T09:35:23","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T06:35:23","slug":"ex-lawyer-sentenced-for-stealing-1m-from-cops-9-11-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ex-lawyer-sentenced-for-stealing-1m-from-cops-9-11-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ex-lawyer sentenced for stealing $1M from cop\u2019s 9\/11 compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Ex-lawyer sentenced for stealing $1M from cop\u2019s 9\/11 compensation<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/04\/gustavo-vila.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A disbarred lawyer was sentenced to 51 months in prison for stealing $1 million in 9\/11 compensation from a retired NYPD cop who contracted cancer from working at Ground Zero.<\/p>\n<p>At his Monday sentencing in White Plains federal court on one count of theft of government funds, Gustavo Vila, 62, was also ordered to pay $867,870.76 in restitution to the victim.<\/p>\n<p>Vila represented the unidentified retired police officer in his compensation claim case from 2012 through 2019 \u2014 even though his law license was revoked in 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The client settled for $1,030,622 in 2016, but Vila didn\u2019t turn over the money.<\/p>\n<p>For three years, Vila told his client that the money had yet to be released by the fund, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow Gustavo Vila has been sentenced to prison for his betrayal,\u201d Manhattan US Attorney Audrey Strauss said in a statement announcing the sentencing.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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