A longtime former New Haven bankruptcy attorney who recently resigned from the bar over allegations of mishandling client funds is now facing a federal criminal charge. Peter Ressler, 68, of Woodbridge, was charged April 25 with embezzlement of debtors’ funds, according to the Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Ressler appeared the same day before U.S. Magistrate Judge William Garfinkel in Bridgeport and was released on a $100,000 bond. If convicted, Ressler could face up to five years’ imprisonment.
