As a Farmington attorney, Michael J. Daly was well-respected in legal circles. One of only seven bankruptcy trustees in the state, he was on a first-name basis with federal judges and a go-to guy for failing businesses. But he was not what he appeared to be.
Last week, U.S. District Court Judge Alvin Thompson sentenced Daly to 18 months imprisonment and ordered him to pay a $15,000 fine after the Simsbury resident admitted to stealing $11,100 from a print shop’s bankruptcy case. Daly had already voluntarily resigned his law license and waived his right to reapply after an investigation of his practices came to light.
