After verging on a trial that neither side wanted, disbarred Miami asbestos attorney Louis S. Robles pleaded guilty Tuesday to three federal counts of mail fraud, for which he could receive up to 15 years in prison. Robles agreed to pay restitution of more than $13.5 million, to give up $1 million in funds frozen by federal authorities, and to relinquish his Bar license. At the plea hearing, prosecutors described how one man's law practice gradually became twisted into "an ever-expanding pyramid scheme."
September 19, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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After verging on a trial that neither side wanted, disbarred Miami asbestos attorney Louis S. Robles pleaded guilty Tuesday to three federal counts of mail fraud.
Under the sentencing guidelines, U.S. District Judge Alan Gold could sentence Robles to a maximum 15 years in prison. Robles also agreed to pay restitution totaling more than $13.5 million, to give up $1 million in funds frozen by federal authorities, and to relinquish his Bar license.
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